August 6, 1947 Earthquake: Algeria
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Algeria on August 6, 1947 at 09:36:40 UTC. It killed 3 people.
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 6, 1947
- Time
- 09:36:40 UTC
- Place
- Algeria
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (Ms)
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 37.000° N, 8.000° E
- Country
- Algeria
The toll
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- Many (about 101 to 1,000)
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 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 6, 1947, 09:36:40 UTC, 37 N, 8 E, intensity VIII-IX, destructive in Oved Haminine. 3 deaths, several injuries. (reference #45)
August 6, 1947, 36 deg 18 min N, 6 deg 40 min E, magnitude 5.3, intensity VIII-IX at Oued-Haminine, several victims. (reference #1201)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 3, 856, Tunis, Tunisia
- January 1758, Tunis, Constantine, Tunisia
- February 20, 1957, Sidi Abid,sidi Touil (La Medja),cailloux, Tunisia
- October 27, 1985, Annaba-Setif-Souk, Algeria
- February 10, 1937, Guelma, Lapaine, Algeria
- February 18, 1962, Gafour,oum-Zid,el Akhouat, Tunisia
- August 7, 2020, Milah, Algeria
- 1905, Bizerte, Tunisia
- 412, Utique, Tunisia
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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 3860.