Tsunamis of Algeria

16 events with their source in Algeria

Every tsunami NOAA records that began in or off Algeria, oldest to newest.

Algeria’s tsunamis on the map

At the source, colored by the highest water recorded. A ring is an event NCEI rates doubtful or questionable.

Under 1 m
1 to 3 m
3 to 10 m
10 to 30 m
30 m and more
Height not recorded

The record

Events: 16
Probable or definite: 12
Deaths counted: 11,630

The deadliest

October 10, 1980, El Asnam, Algeria0.7 m · M7.1 · 5,000 deaths · $5.2 billion · 250,000 houses destroyed · 6 runups
October 9, 1790, Oran, Algeria1.8 m · 3,000 deaths · 3 runups
May 21, 2003, N. Algeria3 m · M6.8 · 2,287 deaths · $5 billion · 19,000 houses destroyed · 44 runups
September 9, 1954, Sea of Alboran, Algeria0.33 m · M6.7 · 1,243 deaths · $6 million · 20,000 houses destroyed · 4 runups
January 15, 1891, Sea of Alboran, Algeria36 deaths · 75 houses destroyed · 1 runup
October 29, 1989, Algiers, Cherchell, Tipaza, AlgeriaM5.9 · 30 deaths · $5 million · 1 runup
August 3, 2007, Mostaganem, Algeria7 m · 12 deaths
May 27, 2003, Algiers, Algeria0.08 m · M5.7 · 9 deaths · 2 runups
August 22, 1856, Sea of Alboran, Algeria5 m · 8 deaths · 4 runups
August 21, 1856, Sea of Alboran, Algeria3.75 m · 5 deaths · 5 runups

Every event

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Sources

Tsunami events and runups 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.