Algeria earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake northern Algeria

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in northern Algeria on Thu, Nov 16, 2000, 12:33 PM GMT+1 (11:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (mb), light
Local time: Thu, Nov 16, 2000, 12:33 PM GMT+1
UTC: 2000-11-16 11:33:09 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 36.658° N, 4.759° E
Region: Algeria
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 190

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a3v4 (also filed as iscgem1741740). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:27 AM UTC.