M3.9 earthquake northern Algeria
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck in northern Algeria on Wed, Jan 24, 2001, 12:58 AM GMT+1 (23:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-01-23 23:58:38 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.531° N, 5.278° 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
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.57 km WNW of Bougaa, Algeria · 9377 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.05 km W of Râs el Aïoun, Algeria · 9374 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.714 km SSE of Seddouk, Algeria · 9335 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a890. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.