Algeria earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 4 km SSE of Bougaa, Algeria

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Bougaa, Algeria on Sat, Nov 11, 2000, 11:33 PM GMT+1 (22:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 northern Algeria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mblg), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-11-11 22:33:38 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.289° N, 5.100° 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.72 km NW of Bougaa, Algeria · 9450 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.511 km NNE of Bordj Zemoura, Algeria · 9449 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.78 km SW of Feraoun, Algeria · 9449 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.9northern Algeria · 9445 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.45 km WNW of Merouana, Algeria · 9441 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.40 km E of Bougaa, Algeria · 9433 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.610 km SSW of Barbacha, Algeria · 9432 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.514 km N of Salah Bey, Algeria · 9430 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.610 km SSE of Barbacha, Algeria · 9429 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.97 km W of Feraoun, Algeria · 9423 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.412 km SE of Seddouk, Algeria · 9420 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.66 km SE of Bougaa, Algeria · 9420 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.58 km NNW of Bougaa, Algeria · 9403 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 2.613 km SSE of Bougaa, Algeria · 9450 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.611 km S of Bougaa, Algeria · 9451 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.510 km S of Feraoun, Algeria · 9451 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.45 km SW of el hed, Algeria · 9451 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.813 km SSW of Aïn Arnat, Algeria · 9451 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 5.75 km S of el hed, Algeria · 9451 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.31 km WNW of Feraoun, Algeria · 9451 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.84 km NW of Feraoun, Algeria · 9472 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.614 km N of Bordj Zemoura, Algeria · 9474 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a3eq. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:47 PM UTC.