- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- November 29, 1887 CE
- Location:
- Algeria
- Magnitude:
- 5.8 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.8
- NOAA_SIGEQ
Other earthquake records of 1887 CE
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 6.8 · 2,000 deaths
- Italy, Ligurian Coast · M 6.5 · 600 deaths
- Mexico, Bavispe · Mw 7.4 · 51 deaths
- Algeria, Kalaa · 20 deaths
- Kazakhstan, Vernensk · M 7.3
- Philippines, Se Luzon: Camarines, Nueva Caceres
Source: Lammers, S., Weatherill, G., Grünthal, G. & Cotton, F. (2023): EMEC-2021 — The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue, Version 2021. GFZ, doi:10.5880/GFZ.EMEC.2021.001 · License: CC BY 4.0 · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1887 Algeria earthquake (Mw 5.8) (1887 CE) happen?
- November 29, 1887 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from Lammers, S., Weatherill, G., Grünthal, G. & Cotton, F. (2023): EMEC-2021 — The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue, Version 2021. GFZ, doi:10.5880/GFZ.EMEC.2021.001; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.