March 18, 2021 Earthquake: Bejaia, Algeria
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Bejaia, Algeria on March 18, 2021 at 00:04:06 UTC, 8 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
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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
- March 18, 2021
- Time
- 00:04:06 UTC
- Place
- Bejaia, Algeria
- Magnitude
- 6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 8 km (5 mi)
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 36.915° N, 5.199° E
- Country
- Algeria
The toll
- Injuries
- 17
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- 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.
In Algeria, at least 17 people were injured in the quake, as reported by the website erdbebennews.de, citing official sources. Some were injured by falling parts of the building. In some cases there was considerable damage to the building. (reference #12908)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 1716, Algiers, Algeria
- May 21, 2003, Algiers, Boumerdes, Reghia, Thenia, Algeria
- February 12, 1946, Hodna Mountains, Algeria
- February 21, 1960, Melouza, Algeria
- December 3, 1885, M'Sila, Algeria
- June 24, 1910, Masqueray, Kabylia, Algeria
- May 27, 2003, Algiers, Boumerdes, Reghaia, Algeria
- August 22, 1856, Northern, Algeria
- October 27, 1985, Annaba-Setif-Souk, Algeria
- August 1, 2014, Algiers, Algeria
- August 21, 1856, Northern, Algeria
- March 20, 2006, Northern, Algeria
- January 1, 1965, M'Sila, Algeria
- May 14, 2010, Beni Yellman, Northern, Algeria
- July 11, 1975, Djebel Babor, 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 10537.