May 19, 2013 Earthquake: Algiers, Algeria

Date

May 19, 2013

Time

09:07:26 UTC

Place

Algiers, Algeria

Magnitude

4.9 (Ms)

Focal depth

7 km (4 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

36.703° N, 5.261° E

Country

Algeria

Injuries

5

Damage

Limited (under about $1 million)

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.

• May 21, 2003, Algiers, Boumerdes, Reghia, Thenia, AlgeriaM6.8 · 2,287 deaths · $5 billion · 19,000 houses destroyed · 148 km
• February 12, 1946, Hodna Mountains, AlgeriaM5.6 · 264 deaths · 109 km
• February 21, 1960, Melouza, AlgeriaM5.6 · 47 deaths · 130 km
• December 3, 1885, M'Sila, AlgeriaM5.9 · 33 deaths · 89 km
• June 24, 1910, Masqueray, Kabylia, AlgeriaM6.4 · 12 deaths · 137 km
• May 27, 2003, Algiers, Boumerdes, Reghaia, AlgeriaM5.7 · 9 deaths · 152 km
• August 22, 1856, Northern, Algeria8 deaths · 59 km
• October 27, 1985, Annaba-Setif-Souk, AlgeriaM5.9 · 6 deaths · 137 km
• August 1, 2014, Algiers, AlgeriaM5.5 · 6 deaths · 186 km
• August 21, 1856, Northern, Algeria5 deaths · 59 km
• March 20, 2006, Northern, AlgeriaM4.9 · 4 deaths · 62 houses destroyed · 11 km
• January 1, 1965, M'Sila, AlgeriaM5.5 · 4 deaths · $2 million · 2,500 houses destroyed · 136 km
• May 14, 2010, Beni Yellman, Northern, AlgeriaM5.2 · 2 deaths · 136 km
• July 11, 1975, Djebel Babor, AlgeriaM4.3 · 1 death · 43 km
• February 25, 1968, El Alen (Babord), AlgeriaM4.9 · 1 death · 100 houses destroyed · 71 km

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