August 7, 2020 Earthquake: Milah, Algeria
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Milah, Algeria on August 7, 2020 at 06:15:37 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
- August 7, 2020
- Time
- 06:15:37 UTC
- Place
- Milah, Algeria
- Magnitude
- 5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.550° N, 6.271° E
- Country
- Algeria
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- 122
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 122 houses damaged or destroyed and a road damaged in the Mila area. Qararim, Mīlah, Algeria - CDI: 6; Constantine, Qusanţīnah, Algeria - CDI: 5; al-ʿUlmah, Satīf, Algeria - CDI: 4; Fajj Mazallah, Jijili, Algeria - CDI: 4; Salgum-al-ʿAyd, Mīlah, Algeria - CDI: 4 (reference #13456)
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
- August 22, 1856, Northern, Algeria
- October 27, 1985, Annaba-Setif-Souk, Algeria
- August 21, 1856, Northern, Algeria
- March 20, 2006, Northern, Algeria
- January 1, 1965, M'Sila, Algeria
- August 6, 1947, Algeria
- July 11, 1975, Djebel Babor, Algeria
- February 25, 1968, El Alen (Babord), Algeria
- August 22, 1855, Algeria
- May 19, 2013, Algiers, Algeria
- March 18, 2021, Bejaia, Algeria
- February 10, 1937, Guelma, Lapaine, 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 10968.