May 28, 2016 Earthquake: Mihoub, Medea, Algeria
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Mihoub, Medea, Algeria on May 28, 2016 at 23:54:53 UTC, 11 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
- May 28, 2016
- Time
- 23:54:53 UTC
- Place
- Mihoub, Medea, Algeria
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 11 km (7 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.431° N, 3.517° E
- Country
- Algeria
The toll
- Injuries
- 28
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000)
- Houses damaged
- Few (about 1 to 50)
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.
At least 28 people injured, many homes destroyed and several buildings damaged at Mihoub. Felt (V) at Algiers and (III) at Birkhadem. Also felt at Bab Ezzouar, Baraki, Bordj el Kiffan, Bouira, Boumerdes, Cheraga and Tigzirt. Algiers, Algier, Algeria - CDI: 5; Bab Ezzouar, Algier, Algeria - CDI: 5; al-Buirah, al-Buirah, Algeria - CDI: 4; Birkhadem, Algier, Algeria - CDI: 3; Burj-al-Kīfan, Algier, Algeria - CDI: 3 (reference #13456)
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 10364.