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1994 Mascara earthquake
The 1994 Mascara earthquake struck Mascara province in northwestern Algeria on 18 August 1994, killing 171 people and leaving thousands homeless, Algeria's deadliest earthquake since the 1980 El Asnam earthquake.
1995 Neftegorsk earthquake
The 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake, a magnitude 7.6 strike-slip quake, struck northern Sakhalin Island, Russia, on 28 May 1995, destroying the oil town of Neftegorsk and killing about 2,000 people.
2003 Boumerdès earthquake
The 2003 Boumerdès earthquake, also called the Zemmouri earthquake, was a magnitude 6.8 quake that struck northern Algeria on 21 May 2003, killing about 2,300 people.
2004 Al Hoceima earthquake
The 2004 Al Hoceima earthquake was a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck Al Hoceima in northern Morocco on 24 February 2004, killing about 600 people and destroying over 2500 buildings.
2023 Marrakech earthquake
The 2023 Marrakech earthquake, or Al Haouz earthquake, was a magnitude 6.8 quake in Morocco's High Atlas Mountains on 8 September 2023, killing at least 2,946 people.