M4.4 earthquake 10 km ESE of Tipasa, Algeria
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Tipasa, Algeria on Wed, Nov 22, 1989, 9:37 PM GMT+1 (20:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-11-22 20:37:47 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.567° N, 2.561° 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 4.617 km NNW of Tipasa, Algeria · 13478 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.516 km NNW of Tipasa, Algeria · 13479 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.16 km ENE of Hadjout, Algeria · 13482 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.69 km NNW of El Affroun, Algeria · 13483 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.96 km N of Tipasa, Algeria · 13484 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.826 km N of Tipasa, Algeria · 13485 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.17 km ENE of Hadjout, Algeria · 13485 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.617 km N of Tipasa, Algeria · 13485 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 6.022 km N of Tipasa, Algeria · 13485 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00042ar. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:37 PM UTC.