Algeria earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 25 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 25 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria on Sun, May 25, 2003, 7:59 PM GMT+1 (18:59 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
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-25 18:59:57 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.994° N, 3.502° E
Region
Algeria
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000by4y. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
256°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.220 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.1western Mediterranean Sea · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.314 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.432 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.323 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.78 km SSE of Dellys, Algeria · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.424 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.912 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.32 km SE of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.415 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.25 km ENE of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.020 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.320 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.313 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.518 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.113 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.415 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.37 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 3.617 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.636 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 5.8northern Algeria · 8528 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 4.215 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 3.510 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 3.622 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 3.014 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 3.37 km N of Makouda, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 3.24 km N of Naciria, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.339 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 3.04 km WNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.810 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.910 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 3.013 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.18 km NE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.65 km NE of Tizi Gheniff, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.248 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 3.29 km N of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.28 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.917 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.66 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 3.017 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 3.410 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.914 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 3.18 km E of Thenia, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 5.09 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 3.524 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.417 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 3.49 km WNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 3.07 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 4.328 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.910 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 3.417 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.817 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 5.27 km ENE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 3.21 km NNW of Ouled Moussa, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.98 km NE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.91 km NW of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.821 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.96 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 3.13 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 3.69 km S of Naciria, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 2.94 km SW of Draa el Mizan, Algeria · 8530 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.45 km ESE of Tizi Ouzou, Algeria · 8530 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.120 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8530 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.07 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8530 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.910 km NNE of Tadmaït, Algeria · 8530 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 3.017 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8530 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.439 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8530 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.311 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8530 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.98 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8530 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.715 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8530 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.714 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.610 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.88 km ESE of Dellys, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 3.02 km SE of Dellys, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 3.06 km E of Thenia, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.220 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 4.623 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.55 km NE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.34 km N of Reghaïa, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.115 km SE of Bouïra, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000by4y. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC.