Algeria earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 38 km NW of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 38 km NW of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria on Tue, Sep 16, 2003, 7:29 AM GMT+1 (06:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 15 km NW of Naciria, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.

’Aïn Benian forecastMore in Algeria

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mblg), micro
Local time
UTC
2003-09-16 06:29:28 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.073° N, 2.656° E
Region
Algeria
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
277°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.515 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8401 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.023 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8399 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.419 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8394 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.46 km E of Thenia, Algeria · 8390 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.825 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8382 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.115 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8381 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.947 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8381 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.015 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8380 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.24 km NNW of Boudouaou, Algeria · 8375 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.217 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8354 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.220 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8354 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.22 km NW of Thenia, Algeria · 8351 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.123 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8410 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.43 km NNE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8416 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.013 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8420 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.43 km ESE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8423 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.64 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8424 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.649 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8435 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c7pm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.