Earthquake details

Saturday, March 13, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Algeria on Saturday, March 13, 1948 at 08:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mecheria (Algeria - DZ), about 39.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -0.253 and latitude 33.194.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	33.194, -0.253
UTC time	1948-03-13 08:06:06.020

Location	Mecheria
Country	Algeria (DZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1948-03-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mecheria	39.1 km
Aïn Sefra	58.3 km
El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh	81.9 km
El Bayadh	130.1 km
Bouarfa	175.9 km
Saïda	185.9 km
Sebdou	189.0 km
Mansoûra	211.0 km
Tlemcen	211.5 km
Chetouane	215.0 km
Jerada	215.8 km
Sidi Bel Abbes	224.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.9

Aïn Sefra

Algeria · 2009-12-14 06:41 UTC

40.6 km

M 4.9

El Bayadh

Algeria · 1978-12-11 08:56 UTC

43.6 km

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