Algeria earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 48 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 48 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria on Sat, Jun 14, 2003, 11:07 PM GMT+1 (22:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 2 km NE of Boudouaou, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mblg), micro
Local time
UTC
2003-06-14 22:07:40 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.200° N, 3.490° 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
274°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 141 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02 km NE of Boudouaou, Algeria · 8501 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.335 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8501 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.93 km ESE of Boudouaou, Algeria · 8500 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.16 km SE of Boudouaou, Algeria · 8499 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.021 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8499 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.039 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8499 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.913 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8499 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.76 km NNE of Makouda, Algeria · 8497 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.72 km SW of Tadmaït, Algeria · 8497 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.832 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8497 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.418 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8496 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.127 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8495 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.631 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8495 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.28 km WSW of Naciria, Algeria · 8494 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.636 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8494 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 3.012 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8493 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 3.11 km WNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8493 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.117 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8493 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 3.924 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8492 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.24 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8492 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.219 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8489 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 3.110 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8489 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.74 km WSW of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8489 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 3.25 km W of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8487 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.120 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8486 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 3.37 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8485 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.19 km NE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8484 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.830 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8481 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.022 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8481 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.821 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8481 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 4.542 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8480 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 3.85 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8480 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 3.0northern Algeria · 8480 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 3.15 km NNE of Makouda, Algeria · 8480 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 3.512 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8480 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 3.047 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8479 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.92 km E of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8479 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.810 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8479 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 3.22 km SE of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8478 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 3.28 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8475 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 3.520 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8475 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 3.223 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8474 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 4.13 km NW of Thenia, Algeria · 8471 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 2.038 km NW of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8470 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 3.66 km SW of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8468 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 3.415 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8468 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.212 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8461 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 3.414 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8460 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 3.23 km SE of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8451 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.911 km WSW of Draa el Mizan, Algeria · 8451 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.616 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8451 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.9northern Algeria · 8451 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.15 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8451 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 3.18 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8448 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 3.21 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8448 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 3.83 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8448 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 2.019 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8445 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 3.62 km W of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8443 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.927 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8501 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.120 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8501 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.242 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8503 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.352 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8504 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.614 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8504 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.02 km W of Makouda, Algeria · 8505 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.713 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8506 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.844 km NNE of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8506 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.923 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8506 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.14 km NNW of Timizart, Algeria · 8506 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.811 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8507 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.45 km N of Naciria, Algeria · 8507 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 3.22 km NNW of Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria · 8507 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.89 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8507 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 3.110 km N of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 3.34 km WNW of Timizart, Algeria · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.76 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.117 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.318 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.99 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bzw1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.