Algeria earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 7 km W of Feraoun, Algeria

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 7 km W of Feraoun, Algeria on Fri, Dec 8, 2000, 10:08 AM GMT+1 (09:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 12 km SE of Seddouk, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (mblg), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-12-08 09:08:46 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.552° N, 4.774° 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
42

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.412 km SE of Seddouk, Algeria · 9423 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.66 km SE of Bougaa, Algeria · 9423 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.58 km NNW of Bougaa, Algeria · 9406 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.35 km SE of Bougaa, Algeria · 9382 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.9northern Algeria · 9380 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.57 km WNW of Bougaa, Algeria · 9373 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 2.610 km SSE of Barbacha, Algeria · 9431 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.514 km N of Salah Bey, Algeria · 9433 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.610 km SSW of Barbacha, Algeria · 9434 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.40 km E of Bougaa, Algeria · 9436 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.9northern Algeria · 9448 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.78 km SW of Feraoun, Algeria · 9452 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.511 km NNE of Bordj Zemoura, Algeria · 9452 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.72 km NW of Bougaa, Algeria · 9453 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.54 km SSE of Bougaa, Algeria · 9453 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.613 km SSE of Bougaa, Algeria · 9453 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.611 km S of Bougaa, Algeria · 9453 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.510 km S of Feraoun, Algeria · 9454 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 4.45 km SW of el hed, Algeria · 9454 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.813 km SSW of Aïn Arnat, Algeria · 9454 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 5.75 km S of el hed, Algeria · 9454 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 3.31 km WNW of Feraoun, Algeria · 9454 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a5q9. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.