September 9, 1954 Earthquake: El Asnam, Algeria
An earthquake struck El Asnam, Algeria on September 9, 1954 at 02:52:24 UTC.
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
- September 9, 1954
- Time
- 02:52:24 UTC
- Place
- El Asnam, Algeria
- Intensity
- 11 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.000° N, 1.500° E
- Country
- Algeria
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
September 9, 1954, 02:52:24 UTC, 36 N, 1 deg 30 min E, intensity XI. (reference #1193)
September 9, 1954, 02:52:22 UTC, Algeria aftershock, 36 N, 1.5 E. (reference #45)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 1716, Algiers, Algeria
- March 2, 1825, Blida, Algiers, Algeria
- October 10, 1980, Northern, Algeria
- October 9, 1790, Cartagena, Santa Fe, Oran, Spain, Algeria
- September 9, 1954, Orleansville, Algeria
- August 18, 1994, Mascara, Algeria
- January 2, 1867, El Affroun, Algeria
- January 15, 1891, Bourava, Gouraya, Algeria
- October 29, 1989, Algiers, Cherchell, Tipaza, Algeria
- November 29, 1887, Kalaa, Algeria
- July 13, 1967, Near Sig, Algeria
- August 1, 2014, Algiers, Algeria
- January 26, 1987, Mohammadia, Qued, Fodda, Tissemsilt, Algeria
- January 9, 2008, Oran, Algeria
- June 6, 2008, Oran, Algeria
More
Significant earthquakes of 1954The 1900sEvery quake the USGS located in 1954Recent 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 4057.