Significant earthquakes of 1941

August 7, 1941 Earthquake: Bou-Saadiah,zaghouan, Tunisia

August 7, 1941

An earthquake struck Bou-Saadiah,zaghouan, Tunisia on August 7, 1941.

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
August 7, 1941
Place
Bou-Saadiah,zaghouan, Tunisia
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
36.000° N, 10.000° E
Country
Tunisia

The toll

Damage
Limited (under about $1 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.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

August 7, 1941, damage at Bou-Saadiah, Zaghouan. (reference #1201)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

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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 3682.