July 11, 1975 Earthquake: Djebel Babor, Algeria
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Djebel Babor, Algeria on July 11, 1975 at 07:18:46 UTC, 30 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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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
- July 11, 1975
- Time
- 07:18:46 UTC
- Place
- Djebel Babor, Algeria
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 30 km (19 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.320° N, 5.241° E
- Country
- Algeria
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 18
- 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.
July 11, 1975, Algeria, 1 killed, 18 injured and damage in
Setif area. (reference #1053)
July 11, 1975. Strong shock in the Djebel Babor (Algeria);
one person killed, eighteen injured and considerable damage in the area of Setif. The Djebel Babor area had already
suffered from strong shocks in January and February 1949 and in June 1974. (reference #1167)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 21, 2003, Algiers, Boumerdes, Reghia, Thenia, Algeria
- February 12, 1946, Hodna Mountains, Algeria
- February 21, 1960, Melouza, Algeria
- November 16, 1869, Biskra, Algeria
- December 3, 1885, M'Sila, Algeria
- June 24, 1910, Masqueray, Kabylia, Algeria
- May 27, 2003, Algiers, Boumerdes, Reghaia, Algeria
- August 22, 1856, Northern, Algeria
- October 27, 1985, Annaba-Setif-Souk, Algeria
- August 1, 2014, Algiers, Algeria
- August 21, 1856, Northern, Algeria
- March 20, 2006, Northern, Algeria
- January 1, 1965, M'Sila, Algeria
- May 14, 2010, Beni Yellman, Northern, Algeria
- February 25, 1968, El Alen (Babord), Algeria
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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 4693.