October 27, 1985 Earthquake: Annaba-Setif-Souk, Algeria
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Annaba-Setif-Souk, Algeria on October 27, 1985 at 19:34:57 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 6 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
- October 27, 1985
- Time
- 19:34:57 UTC
- Place
- Annaba-Setif-Souk, Algeria
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.460° N, 6.761° E
- Country
- Algeria
The toll
- Deaths
- 6
- 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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 12, 1946, Hodna Mountains, Algeria
- November 16, 1869, Biskra, Algeria
- December 3, 1885, M'Sila, Algeria
- February 20, 1957, Sidi Abid,sidi Touil (La Medja),cailloux, Tunisia
- August 22, 1856, Northern, Algeria
- August 21, 1856, Northern, Algeria
- March 20, 2006, Northern, Algeria
- August 6, 1947, Algeria
- July 11, 1975, Djebel Babor, Algeria
- February 25, 1968, El Alen (Babord), Algeria
- August 7, 2020, Milah, Algeria
- February 10, 1937, Guelma, Lapaine, Algeria
- August 22, 1855, Algeria
- May 19, 2013, Algiers, Algeria
- March 18, 2021, Bejaia, 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 5083.