June 6, 2008 Earthquake: Oran, Algeria
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Oran, Algeria on June 6, 2008 at 20:02:56 UTC, 4 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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
- June 6, 2008
- Time
- 20:02:56 UTC
- Place
- Oran, Algeria
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 4 km (2 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 35.883° N, 0.658° W
- Country
- Algeria
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 30
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Some (about 51 to 100)
- Houses damaged
- Some (about 51 to 100)
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.
One person killed by a rockfall and more
than 30 people injured in the Oran area. Several homes
were destroyed at Gambetta. Felt (VI) at Mostaganem
and Oran. Felt at Hassi Mameche and Sidi Bel Abbes.
Also felt at Huercal-Overa, Lumbreras, Mazarron and
Torrevieja, Spain. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 10, 1980, Northern, Algeria
- October 9, 1790, Cartagena, Santa Fe, Oran, Spain, Algeria
- August 18, 1994, Mascara, Algeria
- November 9, 1518, Vera, Spain
- December 22, 1999, Ain Temouchent, Northern, Algeria
- November 29, 1887, Kalaa, Algeria
- July 13, 1967, Near Sig, Algeria
- January 9, 2008, Oran, Algeria
- January 26, 1987, Mohammadia, Qued, Fodda, Tissemsilt, Algeria
- March 1819, Mascara, Algeria
- August 25, 1922, Bordj Abou El Hasen, Dahra, Algeria
- May 23, 1857, Sea of Alboran, Algeria
- September 9, 1954, El Asnam, Algeria
- September 9, 1954, El Asnam, Algeria
- September 9, 1954, El Asnam, 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 8125.