Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake Struck 4 km SSE of Chiffa, Algeria on August 13, 2020 08:04:48
Last Updated: 2020-10-24 20:08:49On August 13, 2020 08:04:48 an earthquake with magnitude of 4.4 on the richter scale hit 4 km SSE of Chiffa, Algeria. The earthquake originated at a depth of approximately 10.0 kilometers below the Earth's surface on longitude 2.757° and latitude 36.425°. According to documented reports 4 people felt the earth quake, No tsunami was triggered due to the earthquake.
Magnitude & Depth
The earthquake that appeared on August 13, 2020 08:04:48 had a magnitude of 4.4 on the richter scale. Which is considered to be a minor earthquake and is often felt but causes little to no damage.
Shallow earthquakes are considered between 0 and 70 km deep, while intermediate earthquakes range from 70 - 300 km deep and deep earthquakes are between 300 - 700 km deep.
Are shallow earthquakes more destructive?
Shallow quakes generally tend to be more damaging than deeper quakes. Seismic waves from deep quakes have to travel farther to the surface, losing energy along the way.
Nearby Cities and Towns
The nearest significant population center is Chiffa in Blida, Algeria, located 4 kilometers or 2 miles ↖ NW of the earthquake's epicenter. Other cities in close proximity include Mouzaïa (Tipasa, Algeria) located 7 km (4 mi) ← W and El Affroun (Tipasa, Algeria) located 12 km (7 mi) ← W of the epicenter.
In total, we found 18 cities in our database that might have been impacted by the earthquake.
| Distance | Direction | City | State | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 km (2 mi) | ↖ NW | Chiffa | Blida | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 7 km (4 mi) | ← W | Mouzaïa | Tipasa | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 12 km (7 mi) | ← W | El Affroun | Tipasa | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 14 km (9 mi) | ↑ N | Oued el Alleug | Tipasa | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 17 km (11 mi) | ↓ S | Médéa | Médéa | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 32 km (20 mi) | ← W | Hadjout | Tipasa | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 51 km (31 mi) | ↙ SW | Khemis Miliana | Aïn Defla | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 59 km (37 mi) | ↓ S | Ksar el Boukhari | Médéa | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 72 km (45 mi) | ↙ SW | Aïn Defla | Aïn Defla | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 89 km (55 mi) | ↙ SW | Theniet el Had | Aïn Defla | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 97 km (60 mi) | ↙ SW | El Abadia | Aïn Defla | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 99 km (62 mi) | ↙ SW | El Attaf | Aïn Defla | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 112 km (70 mi) | ↙ SW | Oued Fodda | Chlef | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 124 km (77 mi) | ↓ S | Tissemsilt | Tissemsilt | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 132 km (82 mi) | ↙ SW | Lardjem | Tissemsilt | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 140 km (87 mi) | ↓ S | Ksar Chellala | Tiaret | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 142 km (88 mi) | ↓ S | Mehdia daira de meghila | Tiaret | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 178 km (111 mi) | ↓ S | Sougueur | Tiaret | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
Data Information
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Data Sources
We aggregate and combine data from USGS (United States Geographical Survey) and the EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre). This allow us to get near real-time and historical earthquake data dating back to the year 1950.
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