Algeria earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 19 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 19 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria on Wed, May 21, 2003, 9:30 PM GMT+1 (20:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 northern Algeria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-05-21 20:30:22 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.923° N, 3.583° 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
139°
Stations used
128

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9northern Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.343 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.720 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.64 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.22 km SSE of Tizi-n-Tleta, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.510 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.32 km W of Tadmaït, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.65 km NNE of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.540 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.554 km N of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.66 km SSW of Timizart, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.14 km ENE of Tizi Ouzou, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.625 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 3.61 km WSW of Tizi-n-Tleta, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 4.012 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.929 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.729 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.658 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 3.25 km SE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.450 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.46 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.62 km E of Beni Douala, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 3.610 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.938 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.86 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.72 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.48 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.518 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.821 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.738 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 3.212 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 2.54 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 4.03 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 3.522 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 4.716 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 4.632 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.84 km N of Thenia, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 3.613 km WNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.638 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 2.716 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 3.69 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 3.115 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 3.922 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 4.59 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 4.917 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.136 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 3.714 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 3.95 km NNW of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 3.814 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 3.934 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 3.45 km WSW of Naciria, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.917 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 3.316 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 3.616 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 3.46 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.42 km SW of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 3.58 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 3.77 km N of Thenia, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 3.53 km SSW of Makouda, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 3.813 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.318 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.58 km NNE of Bouïra, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.56 km N of Makouda, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.740 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.422 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.89 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.511 km NNW of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.411 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.114 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 3.520 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.511 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.18 km E of Arbatache, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 3.818 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.657 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 4.44 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.822 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.696 km N of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 4.14 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 4.57 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 4.2northern Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bxqe. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:28 AM UTC.