Debile terremoto magnitudine 3.6 - Chlef, 24 km a nord da El Abadia, Aïn Defla, Algeria, giovedì, 29 ottobre 2020 -
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Minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 10 km depth
29 Oct 23:24 UTC: Primo a segnalare: IGN dopo 10 minuti.
Ora locale a epicentro: 30 Oct 12:13 am (GMT +1)
Magnitudine: 3.6
Profondità: 10.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 36.4791°N / 1.7333°E

Nearby towns and cities:
24 km N da El Abadia (Aïn Defla) (pop: 28,700) --> Vedi sismi vicini
29 km N da El Attaf (Aïn Defla) (pop: 43,800) --> Vedi sismi vicini
32 km NO da Aïn Defla (pop: 52,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
37 km NNE da Oued Fodda (pop: 44,500) --> Vedi sismi vicini
39 km E da Sidi Akkacha (Tenes) (pop: 26,600) --> Vedi sismi vicini
49 km E da Abou el Hassan (pop: 24,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
50 km ONO da Khemis Miliana (Aïn Defla) (pop: 75,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
50 km NE da ash-Shalif (pop: 178,600) --> Vedi sismi vicini
124 km OSO da Algeri (Algiers) (pop: 1,977,700) --> Vedi sismi vicini
159 km OSO da Boumerdas (Boumerdes) (pop: 786,500) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
17°C (63 F), humidity: 55%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from ENE
Fonte dati primaria: IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional)
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Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitudine | Profondità | Ubicazione | Fonte |
M 3.6 | 10 km | Nw Ain Defla.arg, Algeria | IGN |
M 3.6 | 10 km | 50 Km NE of Chlef, Algeria | EMSC |
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232.6 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 5-10 s
Algérie Tipaza damous (8.2 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
Jijel cirque, Algeria 36.82 nord, 5.76 est / not felt : Non ressenti
Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900
Mag. 3.6 earthquake - 50 km northeast of Chlef, Chlef Province, Algeria, on 30 Oct 12:13 am (GMT +1)- Date / time UTC| Mag |Profondità|Age|Distanza| Details
- 29 Mar 1954 06:17| 7.8 |626km / 389mi|67 anni fa|480km / 298mi| Strait of Gibraltar (Spain)
- 10 Oct 1980 12:25| 7.3 |10km / 6.2mi|40 anni fa|46km / 29mi| Northern Algeria
- 21 May 2003 18:44| 6.8 |12km / 7.5mi|18 anni fa|178km / 110mi| Northern Algeria
- 09 Sep 1954 01:04| 6.7 |15km / 9.3mi|66 anni fa|26km / 16mi| Northern Algeria
- 15 Mar 1964 22:30| 6.6 |25km / 16mi|57 anni fa|835km / 519mi| Strait of Gibraltar (Portugal)
- 24 Feb 2004 02:27| 6.4 |unknown|17 anni fa|538km / 334mi| Strait of Gibraltar (Morocco)
- 25 Jan 2016 04:22| 6.3 |10km / 6.2mi|5 anni fa|500km / 310mi| Strait of Gibraltar
- 25 Jan 2016 04:22| 6.3 |33km / 21mi|5 anni fa|524km / 326mi| Strait of Gibraltar
- 11 Apr 2010 22:08| 6.3 |610km / 379mi|11 anni fa|473km / 294mi| Strait of Gibraltar (Spain)
- 19 Jul 1963 05:45| 6.3 |15km / 9.3mi|58 anni fa|939km / 583mi| Ligurian Sea (Italy)
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