Algeria earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 22 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria on Tue, May 27, 2003, 6:33 PM GMT+1 (17:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 7 km ENE of Aïn Taya, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-27 17:33:25 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.920° N, 3.638° 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 usp000byaj. 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
237°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
82

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.014 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.37 km N of Makouda, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.24 km N of Naciria, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.339 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.04 km WNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.810 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.910 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 3.013 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.18 km NE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.65 km NE of Tizi Gheniff, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.248 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.29 km N of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.28 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.917 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.66 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 3.017 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 3.410 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.914 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 3.18 km E of Thenia, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 5.09 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 3.524 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.417 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 3.49 km WNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 3.07 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 4.328 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.910 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 3.417 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.817 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 5.27 km ENE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 3.21 km NNW of Ouled Moussa, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.98 km NE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 2.91 km NW of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.821 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.96 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 3.13 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 3.69 km S of Naciria, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.922 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.812 km NNE of Boudjima, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.813 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.38 km NNW of Bordj el Kiffan, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.96 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.913 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.114 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 3.422 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 3.410 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 3.612 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 2.72 km SSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 3.16 km NE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 3.111 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 2.027 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.913 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 3.35 km ENE of Thenia, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.117 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 3.413 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.83 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.611 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 3.72 km SSW of Makouda, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 3.05 km N of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 3.211 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 3.112 km NNW of Timizart, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 161.

Before

  1. 3.510 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.215 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 5.8northern Algeria · 8528 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.636 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.617 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.37 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.415 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.113 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.518 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 3.313 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.320 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 4.020 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 3.25 km ENE of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.415 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 3.32 km SE of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.912 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.424 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 3.78 km SSE of Dellys, Algeria · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.323 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.432 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000byaj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:39 AM UTC.