Algeria earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 3 km W of Boudjima, Algeria

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3 km W of Boudjima, Algeria on Sat, Oct 11, 2003, 7:04 AM GMT+1 (06:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 25 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mblg), micro
Local time
UTC
2003-10-11 06:04:37 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.802° N, 4.109° 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
262°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.825 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8382 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.711 km SSW of Tizi Gheniff, Algeria · 8382 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.115 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8382 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.947 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8382 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.015 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8381 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.613 km SSE of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8378 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.24 km NNW of Boudouaou, Algeria · 8376 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.217 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8355 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.220 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8354 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.22 km NW of Thenia, Algeria · 8352 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.94 km N of Naciria, Algeria · 8341 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 2.46 km E of Thenia, Algeria · 8391 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.419 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8395 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.023 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8400 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.515 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8401 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.05 km S of Naciria, Algeria · 8408 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.48 km SSW of Naciria, Algeria · 8409 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.123 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8411 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ca4k. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:25 PM UTC.