Algeria earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 8 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 8 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria on Mon, Jun 2, 2003, 11:30 PM GMT+1 (22:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 42 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-06-02 22:30:55 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.841° N, 3.460° 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 usp000bywb. 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
115°
Stations used
127

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.96 km NNE of Tadmaït, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.43 km SW of Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.026 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.410 km NNW of Boudjima, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.710 km WNW of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.93 km NE of Boudjima, Algeria · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.127 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.97 km W of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.514 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.013 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 3.610 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 3.114 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.99 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.318 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.117 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.76 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 3.34 km WNW of Timizart, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 3.110 km N of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.89 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 3.22 km NNW of Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 3.45 km N of Naciria, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.811 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 3.14 km NNW of Timizart, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.923 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.844 km NNE of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.713 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 3.02 km W of Makouda, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 3.614 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.352 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.242 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8513 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.120 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8511 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.927 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8511 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.748 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8511 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.02 km NE of Boudouaou, Algeria · 8511 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.335 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8511 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.93 km ESE of Boudouaou, Algeria · 8511 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.16 km SE of Boudouaou, Algeria · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.021 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.039 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 3.913 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 3.76 km NNE of Makouda, Algeria · 8507 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 3.72 km SW of Tadmaït, Algeria · 8507 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.832 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8507 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.418 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8507 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.127 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8505 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.631 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8505 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 3.28 km WSW of Naciria, Algeria · 8505 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 2.636 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8504 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 3.012 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8504 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 3.11 km WNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8503 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.117 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8503 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 3.924 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8503 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.24 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8503 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.219 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8500 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 3.110 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8500 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.74 km WSW of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8499 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 3.25 km W of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8497 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.120 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8497 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 3.37 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8496 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.19 km NE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8494 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 3.04 km NNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.06 km S of Naciria, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.65 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.13 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.32 km E of Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.769 km NNE of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.023 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.74 km WNW of Tizi Gheniff, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.35 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.823 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.919 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.18 km NNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.34 km WNW of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 3.21 km SW of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 3.23 km NE of Makouda, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.012 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 4.010 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.15 km NE of Boudjima, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.52 km S of Freha, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 3.112 km NNW of Timizart, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bywb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:53 AM UTC.