Algeria earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 9 km N of Sig, Algeria

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9 km N of Sig, Algeria on Sat, Aug 20, 1994, 8:58 AM GMT+1 (07:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 29 km N of ’Aïn el Turk, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1994-08-20 07:58:47 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.615° N, 0.184° W
Region
Algeria
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.016 km N of Sig, Algeria · 11732 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.512 km SSE of Sig, Algeria · 11732 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.620 km NE of Sig, Algeria · 11731 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.729 km N of ’Aïn el Turk, Algeria · 11731 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.210 km SSE of Aïn el Bya, Algeria · 11730 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 3.78 km NE of Sig, Algeria · 11725 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.05 km SSE of Aïn el Bya, Algeria · 11725 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 3.23 km E of Sidi ech Chahmi, Algeria · 11724 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 3.611 km NNE of Bou Hanifia el Hamamat, Algeria · 11722 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.439 km NW of ’Aïn el Turk, Algeria · 11718 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.50 km WNW of Sig, Algeria · 11702 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.21 km SSE of Sidi ech Chahmi, Algeria · 11698 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.85 km NNE of El Amria, Algeria · 11696 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.63 km NE of Bou Hanifia el Hamamat, Algeria · 11695 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 3.79 km NW of Bou Hanifia el Hamamat, Algeria · 11690 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 3.725 km NNE of ’Aïn el Turk, Algeria · 11688 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 3.111 km ESE of Aïn el Bya, Algeria · 11734 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.511 km SSE of Aïn el Bya, Algeria · 11735 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.911 km NNW of Bou Hanifia el Hamamat, Algeria · 11735 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.52 km ESE of Oran, Algeria · 11735 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.27 km SE of Sig, Algeria · 11735 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.37 km E of Sig, Algeria · 11735 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.621 km NNE of Mers el Kebir, Algeria · 11735 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 3.912 km SE of Sig, Algeria · 11735 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 3.63 km E of Sig, Algeria · 11735 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 4.57 km E of Sig, Algeria · 11735 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 5.98 km E of Sig, Algeria · 11735 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0006h7b. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.