Significant Earthquakes in Algeria
Every significant earthquake NOAA records in Algeria, with its toll.
Map
Every significant earthquake in Algeria with a location. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The record
- Earthquakes
- 58
- Deaths counted
- 39,339
- Earliest
- 1359
The deadliest
- May 1716, Algiers, Algeria
- March 2, 1825, Blida, Algiers, Algeria
- October 10, 1980, Northern, Algeria
- October 9, 1790, Cartagena, Santa Fe, Oran, Spain, Algeria
- May 21, 2003, Algiers, Boumerdes, Reghia, Thenia, Algeria
- September 9, 1954, Orleansville, Algeria
- February 12, 1946, Hodna Mountains, Algeria
- August 18, 1994, Mascara, Algeria
- January 2, 1867, El Affroun, Algeria
- February 21, 1960, Melouza, Algeria
- November 16, 1869, Biskra, Algeria
- January 15, 1891, Bourava, Gouraya, Algeria
- December 3, 1885, M'Sila, Algeria
- October 29, 1989, Algiers, Cherchell, Tipaza, Algeria
- December 22, 1999, Ain Temouchent, Northern, Algeria
Every earthquake
Newest first.
- March 18, 2021, Bejaia, Algeria
- August 7, 2020, Milah, Algeria
- May 28, 2016, Mihoub, Medea, Algeria
- December 23, 2014, Blida, Algeria
- August 1, 2014, Algiers, Algeria
- July 17, 2013, Hammam Melouane, Algeria
- May 19, 2013, Algiers, Algeria
- May 14, 2010, Beni Yellman, Northern, Algeria
- June 6, 2008, Oran, Algeria
- January 9, 2008, Oran, Algeria
- March 20, 2006, Northern, Algeria
- December 5, 2004, Zemmouri, Algeria
- December 1, 2004, Boumerdas, Algeria
- January 10, 2004, Algiers, Boumerdes, Northern, Algeria
- May 27, 2003, Algiers, Boumerdes, Reghaia, Algeria
- May 21, 2003, Algiers, Boumerdes, Reghia, Thenia, Algeria
- December 22, 1999, Ain Temouchent, Northern, Algeria
- August 18, 1994, Mascara, Algeria
- October 29, 1989, Algiers, Cherchell, Tipaza, Algeria
- October 31, 1988, Blida, Medea-Algiers, Algeria
- January 26, 1987, Mohammadia, Qued, Fodda, Tissemsilt, Algeria
- October 27, 1985, Annaba-Setif-Souk, Algeria
- October 10, 1980, Northern, Algeria
- July 11, 1975, Djebel Babor, Algeria
- February 25, 1968, El Alen (Babord), Algeria
- July 13, 1967, Near Sig, Algeria
- January 1, 1965, M'Sila, Algeria
- February 21, 1960, Melouza, Algeria
- November 7, 1959, Bou-Medfa, Algeria
- September 9, 1954, El Asnam, Algeria
- September 9, 1954, El Asnam, Algeria
- September 9, 1954, El Asnam, Algeria
- September 9, 1954, Orleansville, Algeria
- August 6, 1947, Algeria
- February 12, 1946, Hodna Mountains, Algeria
- April 16, 1943, Mansourah, Algeria
- February 10, 1937, Guelma, Lapaine, Algeria
- March 16, 1924, Batna, Algeria
- August 25, 1922, Bordj Abou El Hasen, Dahra, Algeria
- June 24, 1910, Masqueray, Kabylia, Algeria
- January 15, 1891, Bourava, Gouraya, Algeria
- November 29, 1887, Kalaa, Algeria
- December 3, 1885, M'Sila, Algeria
- January 29, 1885, Bordjou, Arreridj, Algeria
- November 16, 1869, Biskra, Algeria
- January 2, 1867, El Affroun, Algeria
- May 23, 1857, Sea of Alboran, Algeria
- August 22, 1856, Northern, Algeria
- August 21, 1856, Northern, Algeria
- August 22, 1855, Algeria
- March 2, 1825, Blida, Algiers, Algeria
- March 1819, Mascara, Algeria
- November 7, 1802, Kolea, Blida, Algiers, Algeria
- October 9, 1790, Cartagena, Santa Fe, Oran, Spain, Algeria
- May 1716, Algiers, Algeria
- February 3, 1716, Algiers, Algeria
- January 2, 1365, Algiers, Algeria
- March 3, 1359, Algiers, Algeria
By country
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- Algeria58
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- Argentina39
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- Atlantic Ocean7
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- Azores28
- Bangladesh19
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- Belgium1
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- Bolivia19
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- Central African Republic1
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- Czech Republic1
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- Dominica1
- Dominican Republic19
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- El Salvador42
- Eritrea6
- Ethiopia11
- Fiji20
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- French Guiana2
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- Saint Lucia2
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- Saudi Arabia3
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- South Korea22
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- Spain35
- Sri Lanka1
- Sudan1
- Switzerland31
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- Taiwan103
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- Trinidad and Tobago8
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- Turkey360
- Turkmenistan12
- Uganda4
- UK Territories2
- Ukraine12
- United Kingdom15
- United States283
- Uruguay2
- US Territories39
- Uzbekistan14
- Vanuatu65
- Venezuela65
- Vietnam6
- Wallis and Futuna1
- Yemen10
- Zambia1
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.