Algeria earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 7 km ENE of Aïn Taya, Algeria

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Aïn Taya, Algeria on Thu, May 29, 2003, 3:14 AM GMT+1 (02:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Thu, May 29, 2003, 3:14 AM GMT+1
UTC: 2003-05-29 02:14:59 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 36.817° N, 3.360° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1: Strike 14°, dip 59°, rake 5°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 282°, dip 86°, rake 149°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 50°
Stations used: 296

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 106 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 93.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000byej (also filed as gcmtb052903a, gcmt20030529021459, iscgem6854740). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.