Algeria earthquakes

M6.2 earthquake 5 km W of El Attaf, Algeria

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 5 km W of El Attaf, Algeria on Fri, Oct 10, 1980, 4:39 PM GMT+1 (15:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
6.2 (mb), strong
Local time
UTC
1980-10-10 15:39:09 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.221° N, 1.611° E
Region
Algeria
Strongest shaking
VIII, severe shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
VIII, severe shaking
Peak ground acceleration
31.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
3.6 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
187

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 3.2 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001a67 (also filed as gcmtb101080b, gcmt19801010153909, atlas19801010153911, iscgem636874). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:38 PM UTC.