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M7.3 earthquake, Algeria, 1980-10-10

MagnitudeM7.3ms
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Depth10 km
Time (UTC)1980-10-10 12:25
Rank in 19803 / 95among M6+
Rank since 1900726 / 14,458
Energy vs an M6×89approx.

3 km NNE of Chlef, Algeria · 36.20, 1.35

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M6.2 1954-09-101954-09-10 05:4415 km5 km W of Sidi Akkacha, Algeria
M6.7 1954-09-091954-09-09 01:0415 kmnorthern Algeria
M6.0 1922-08-251922-08-25 11:4710 km12 km SE of Abou el Hassan, Algeria
M6.5 1910-06-241910-06-24 13:2615 km1 km W of Sidi Aïssa, Algeria

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.