M2.3 earthquake 5 km SE of Bougaa, Algeria
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Bougaa, Algeria on Sun, Jan 21, 2001, 8:23 PM GMT+1 (19:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 northern Algeria. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-01-21 19:23:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.305° N, 5.136° 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
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.9northern Algeria · 9381 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.57 km WNW of Bougaa, Algeria · 9375 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.05 km W of Râs el Aïoun, Algeria · 9372 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.714 km SSE of Seddouk, Algeria · 9333 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a83s. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.