Algeria earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 23 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 23 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria on Sun, Sep 14, 2003, 2:56 AM GMT+1 (01:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km SSW of Naciria, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mblg), micro
Local time
UTC
2003-09-14 01:56:54 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.003° N, 3.250° 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
287°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.48 km SSW of Naciria, Algeria · 8408 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.238 km NW of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8408 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.05 km S of Naciria, Algeria · 8407 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.515 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8401 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.023 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8399 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.419 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8394 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.46 km E of Thenia, Algeria · 8390 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.13 km W of Boudjima, Algeria · 8383 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.825 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8382 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.711 km SSW of Tizi Gheniff, Algeria · 8381 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.115 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8381 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.947 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8381 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 3.015 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8380 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 3.613 km SSE of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8378 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 3.24 km NNW of Boudouaou, Algeria · 8375 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 3.217 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8354 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.220 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8354 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 3.22 km NW of Thenia, Algeria · 8351 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 3.43 km NNE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8416 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.09 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8420 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.013 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8420 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.83 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8420 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.43 km ESE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8423 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.64 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8424 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.75 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8424 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.649 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8435 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.922 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8438 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.0northern Algeria · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.713 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c7fc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.