July 17, 2013 Earthquake: Hammam Melouane, Algeria
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Hammam Melouane, Algeria on July 17, 2013 at 03:00:56 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
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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 17, 2013
- Time
- 03:00:56 UTC
- Place
- Hammam Melouane, Algeria
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.534° N, 3.086° E
- Country
- Algeria
The toll
- Injuries
- 11
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- Many (101 to 1,000)
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.
Eleven people injured and many buildings damaged in the Hammam Melouane area. Felt (III) at Algiers. Also felt at Birkhadem, Blida, Boumerdes and Dar Beida. (reference #1053)
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake has struck south of the Algerian capital early Wednesday morning, injuring around 24 people and causing minor damage to buildings. According to the National Geophysics centre, Hammam Melouane in Blida province was at the epicentre of the quake. The tremors could be felt 40kms away in Algiers. (reference #10736)
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
- May 21, 2003, Algiers, Boumerdes, Reghia, Thenia, Algeria
- September 9, 1954, Orleansville, Algeria
- February 12, 1946, Hodna Mountains, Algeria
- January 2, 1867, El Affroun, Algeria
- February 21, 1960, Melouza, Algeria
- January 15, 1891, Bourava, Gouraya, Algeria
- December 3, 1885, M'Sila, Algeria
- October 29, 1989, Algiers, Cherchell, Tipaza, Algeria
- June 24, 1910, Masqueray, Kabylia, Algeria
- May 27, 2003, Algiers, Boumerdes, Reghaia, Algeria
- August 1, 2014, Algiers, Algeria
- January 1, 1965, M'Sila, 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 10034.