Algeria earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 2 km W of Chlef, Algeria

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 2 km W of Chlef, Algeria on Mon, Oct 13, 1980, 9:26 PM GMT+1 (20:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 10 km NE of Sidi Akkacha, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1980-10-13 20:26:41 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.162° N, 1.303° E
Region
Algeria
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.110 km NE of Sidi Akkacha, Algeria · 16780 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 5.07 km N of El Abadia, Algeria · 16779 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.612 km N of Oued Fodda, Algeria · 16778 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.818 km ESE of Sidi Akkacha, Algeria · 16778 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.119 km SE of Oued Sly, Algeria · 16778 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.49 km WSW of Lardjem, Algeria · 16774 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.55 km NE of El Abadia, Algeria · 16772 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.819 km NW of El Abadia, Algeria · 16771 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.620 km ESE of Sidi Akkacha, Algeria · 16770 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.417 km NNW of El Abadia, Algeria · 16767 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.415 km N of El Abadia, Algeria · 16764 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 5.16 km NNW of El Abadia, Algeria · 16763 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 4.925 km ENE of Sidi Akkacha, Algeria · 16754 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 5.36 km SSE of Chlef, Algeria · 16754 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 4.74 km SE of Sidi Akkacha, Algeria · 16753 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 4.919 km ESE of Sidi Akkacha, Algeria · 16729 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 5.022 km SE of Oued Sly, Algeria · 16727 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 5.78 km SSE of Oued Sly, Algeria · 16725 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 4.63 km ESE of El Abadia, Algeria · 16780 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 5.28 km NNE of Oued Fodda, Algeria · 16780 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.37 km WSW of Oued Fodda, Algeria · 16781 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.323 km E of Sidi Akkacha, Algeria · 16782 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.72 km N of El Attaf, Algeria · 16782 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.39 km E of El Attaf, Algeria · 16782 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.714 km NW of El Abadia, Algeria · 16782 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.24 km N of Oued Fodda, Algeria · 16782 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.23 km E of Chlef, Algeria · 16783 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 4.311 km ESE of El Abadia, Algeria · 16783 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.314 km NNW of Oued Fodda, Algeria · 16783 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 4.816 km WNW of El Abadia, Algeria · 16783 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 5.312 km NW of El Abadia, Algeria · 16783 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 5.411 km S of Chlef, Algeria · 16783 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 4.16 km E of Sidi Akkacha, Algeria · 16783 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 6.25 km W of El Attaf, Algeria · 16783 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 4.912 km ESE of El Attaf, Algeria · 16783 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 4.6northern Algeria · 16783 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 4.022 km NNE of Lardjem, Algeria · 16783 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 5.37 km NNW of Oued Fodda, Algeria · 16783 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001a8e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.