M3.8 earthquake 26 km N of Tipasa, Algeria
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 26 km N of Tipasa, Algeria on Sun, Oct 29, 1989, 9:20 PM GMT+1 (20:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 17 km NNW of Tipasa, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-10-29 20:20:12 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.828° N, 2.430° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.96 km N of Tipasa, Algeria · 13485 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.69 km NNW of El Affroun, Algeria · 13485 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.16 km ENE of Hadjout, Algeria · 13484 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.516 km NNW of Tipasa, Algeria · 13481 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.617 km NNW of Tipasa, Algeria · 13480 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.410 km ESE of Tipasa, Algeria · 13463 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00041ey. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:55 PM UTC.