1889 Earthquake: Baibu, Cote d'Ivoire
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Baibu, Cote d'Ivoire in 1889.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- 1889
- Place
- Baibu, Cote d'Ivoire
- Magnitude
- 4.7
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 6.800° N, 6.700° W
- Country
- Cote d'Ivoire
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Some (about 51 to 100)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
A destructive earthquake in the Ivory Coast. The shock was strongly felt in the region of Baibu and further to the north near Gregbeu where old houses collapsed and many trees toppled (Hubert, 1914). (reference #1214)
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 2389.