ALGERIA  [ Back to Seismic Damage Index ]   [ Back to Country Index ]
Year Month Day Time LAT Long Dep M Tsunami Dead Casualty Damage Remarks
1908 8 4 211U 36.40 6.60 - 5.2   12 sev limi Algeria:Constantine(I=8)
1910 1 24 - - - - 6.4   - -   Algeria:Masqueray(possibly error of 24/6)
1910 6 24 1326U 36.30 3.70 n 6.6   81 sev mode Algeria:Aumale,Masqueray(I=10-11)
1912 8 6 - - - - -   - - some Algeria:Qued Marsa
1922 8 22 1147U 36.30 1.30 4 5.0   - -   Algeria:Brodj Abou,Hassan(I=10)(possibly the same as below)
1922 8 25 1147U 36.40 1.30 - 5.1   4 few limi Algeria:Cavaignac(I=8)
1924 3 16 1017U 35.40 5.80 n 5.4   4 sev limi Algeria:MacMahon,Batna(I=8-9) D=many
1924 11 5 1854U 36.60 3.00 5 4.8   some sev   Algeria:Ben Chabane(I=8-9)
1924 11 8 - 36.80 3.00 - -   19 - some Algeria:Algiers(possibly the same quake as on 05/11)
1928 8 24 944U 35.90 0.90 n 5.4   4 few limi Algeria:Ikermann,Qued Rhiou(I=8)
1931 8 15 1352U 36.10 3.60 n 4.2   - -   Algeria(I=8-9)
1934 9 7 339U 36.30 1.70 n 5.1   0 11 limi Algeria:Calnot(I=7-9)
1937 2 10 814U 36.40 7.50 5 5.2   2 16 limi Algeria:Guelma,Lapaine(I=9)
1943 4 16 1143U 35.90 4.00 n 5.3   9 11 limi Algeria:Mansoura(I=8-9)
1946 2 12 243U 35.70 4.82 - 5.6   277 118 seve Algeria:Hodna plain(I=8-9) D=246/264
1947 8 6 936U 37.00 8.00 - -   3 - mode Algeria(possibly the same as 946U)
1947 8 6 946U 36.31 6.68 5 5.0   3 sev limi Algeria:Constantine(I=8-9)
1948 3 13 806U 32.90 0.10 n 5.0   1 - limi Algeria:Asla(I=8)
1949 2 17 2101U 36.52 5.24 - 4.7   2 16 limi Algeria:Kherrata(I=7)
1953 8 29 1408U 35.80 5.00 n 5.2   1 -   Algeria:Hodna Mts.(I=8-9)
1954 9 9 104U 36.31 1.47 - 6.7   1409 5000 extr Algeria:El Asnam(Orleanville) fault D=1243
1954 9 10 544U 36.60 1.30 - 6.3   - - some Algeria aftershock(I=9)
1955 5 8 2138U 36.53 1.46 5 4.8   0 sev limi Algeria:Boucheral(I=7)
1959 11 7 232U 36.38 2.55 - 4.9   0 2 limi Algeria:Bou Medfaa(I=8)
1960 2 21 813U 36.04 4.17 5 5.5   47 129 mode Algeria:Melouza(I=8)
1963 9 4 506U 36.10 5.30 38 6.2   1 100 limi Algeria:Setif
1965 1 1 2138U 35.71 4.49 13 5.5   5 25 seve Algeria:M'Sila(I=8)
1967 7 13 210U 35.50 0.10 13 5.0   10 15 limi Algeria:Sig(I=7)
1968 2 25 1540U 36.80 5.60 20 4.9   1 4 limi Algeria:El Alen(I=8)
1973 11 24 1405U 36.10 4.40 17 5.1   4 - limi Algeria:Arrerridj(I=7)
1975 7 11 718U 36.30 5.20 - 5.0   1 18 mode Algeria:Setif,Djebel Babor(I=8)
1980 10 10 1225U 36.20 1.35 10 7.3   3500 9000 extr Algeria:El Asnam fault D=2590-5000 7.1SW

(CR) The El Asnam earthquake and its eflects on building structures

1980 10 10 1237U 36.36 1.63 10 5.7   - - DY Algeria:El Asnam aftershock
1980 10 10 1539U 36.22 1.61 10 6.0   - - DY Algeria:El Asnam aftershock 6.2W
1980 11 8 754U 36.11 1.36 10 5.1   0 36 limi Algeria:El Asnam aftershock 5.2W
1980 12 7 1737U 36.03 1.23 10 5.7   0 20 some Algeria:El Asnam aftershock 5.6W
1981 2 1 1319U 36.44 1.66 10 5.7   0 0 limi Algeria:El Asnam aftershock 5.6W
1982 11 15 2007U 35.63 1.32 10 5.1   3 14 limi Algeria:Tissemsilt 5.2W
1984 10 5 637U 36.07 6.92 10 4.8   0 0 limi Algeria:Ain el Bordj
1985 10 27 1934U 36.46 6.76 10 5.5   5 300 some Algeria:Constantine-Skikda(I=8)fault D=6 5.7W
1987 1 26 1111U 35.96 1.37 10 4.9   1 7 some Algeria:Mohammadia
1988 10 31 1012U 36.44 2.76 12 5.6   0 57 some Algeria:Blida 5.6W
1989 10 29 1909U 36.79 2.45 6 5.7   35 700 mode Algeria:Chenoua,Tipaza D=30 H=245 fault 5.9W
1989 10 29 1921U 36.75 2.44 10 5.6   - - DY Algeria:Cherchell,Tifaza
1994 8 18 113U 35.52 -0.11 9 5.9   159 289 cons Algeria:Mascara Province D=171 H=654 5.8W
1999 12 22 1736U 35.32 -1.28 10 5.5   24 175 mode Algeria:Ain Temouchent area 5.6W
2000 11 10 2010U 36.60 4.77 10 5.5   2 12 some Algeria:Bouga,Chemini 5.7W
2003 5 21 1844U 36.96 3.63 12 6.9 T 1000s 1000s seve Algeria:Algiers,Boumerdes(I=10)landslide 6.8W
2003 5 27 1711U 36.94 3.58 8 5.5 T some 200 some Algeria:Algiers,Boumerdes,Reghaia aftershock 5.7W
2004 1 10 1838U 36.85 3.42 10 4.4   0 300 some Algeria:Algiers-Boumerdes area
2004 12 1 1742U 36.85 3.45 10 4.5   0 15 limi Algeria:Boumerdas
2004 12 5 830U 36.87 3.42 10 4.5   0 46 limi Algeria:Zemmouri
2006 3 20 1944U 36.62 5.33 10 4.9   4 9 limi Algeria:Kherrata area 5.2W
2008 1 9 2224U 35.62 -0.57 10 4.6   1 0 limi Algeria:Oran
2008 2 1 733U 36.83 3.47 10 4.6   0 3 insi Algeria:Boumerdas
2008 6 6 2002U 35.88 -0.66 4 5.3   1 30 limi Algeria:Oran 5.5W
2010 5 14 1229U 35.9 4.12 2 5.2   2 43 limi Algeria:Beni Yellman 5.3W
2013 5 19 907U 36.70 5.26 7 4.9   0 5 limi Algeria:Bejaja area 5.2W
2013 7 17 300U 36.53 3.09 10 4.8   0 11 limi Algeria:Hammam Melouane area

References of the above table

(CR) List of important earthquakes in Algeria between 1365 and 1990