M5.1 earthquake near El Arrouch, Skikda

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 24 km WSW of Azzaba, Algeria on 22 Nov 2020, 03:53 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is El Arrouch, about 3 km away in Skikda, Algeria.