December 18, 1926 Earthquake: Fes (Fez), Morocco
An earthquake struck Fes (Fez), Morocco on December 18, 1926.
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
- December 18, 1926
- Place
- Fes (Fez), Morocco
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 34.000° N, 4.600° W
- Country
- Morocco
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
More
Significant earthquakes of 1926The 1900sEvery quake the USGS located in 1926Recent earthquakes near hereThis day in weather history
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 3304.