M4.4 earthquake 2 km N of El Attaf, Algeria
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 2 km N of El Attaf, Algeria on Tue, Apr 21, 1981, 5:19 PM GMT+0 (17:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 2 km SSE of El Abadia, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-04-21 17:19:15 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.242° N, 1.676° E
- Region
- Algeria
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.34 km ESE of Oued Fodda, Algeria · 16581 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.310 km NW of El Abadia, Algeria · 16536 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.52 km SSE of El Abadia, Algeria · 16535 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001d9g. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.