Algeria earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 39 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 39 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria on Tue, Jun 17, 2003, 12:58 AM GMT+1 (23:58 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
2.0 (mblg), micro
Local time
UTC
2003-06-16 23:58:26 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.115° N, 3.544° 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
285°, 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: 54 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.913 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8507 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.76 km NNE of Makouda, Algeria · 8505 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.72 km SW of Tadmaït, Algeria · 8505 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.832 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8505 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.418 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8505 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.127 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8503 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.631 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8503 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.28 km WSW of Naciria, Algeria · 8503 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.636 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8502 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.012 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8502 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.11 km WNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8501 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.117 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8501 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.924 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8501 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.24 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8500 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.219 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8497 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 3.110 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8497 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.74 km WSW of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8497 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.25 km W of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8495 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.120 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8495 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 3.37 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8494 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.19 km NE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8492 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.830 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8489 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.022 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8489 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.821 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8489 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 4.542 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8488 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 3.85 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8488 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 3.0northern Algeria · 8488 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 3.15 km NNE of Makouda, Algeria · 8488 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 3.512 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8488 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 3.047 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8487 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.92 km E of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8487 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.810 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8487 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 3.22 km SE of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8487 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 3.28 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8483 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 3.520 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8483 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 3.223 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8483 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 4.13 km NW of Thenia, Algeria · 8479 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.038 km NW of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8478 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 3.66 km SW of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8476 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 3.415 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8476 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.212 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8469 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 3.414 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8468 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 3.23 km SE of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8460 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.911 km WSW of Draa el Mizan, Algeria · 8460 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.616 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8459 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.9northern Algeria · 8459 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.15 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8459 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 3.18 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8456 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 3.21 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8456 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 3.83 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8456 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.019 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8453 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 3.62 km W of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8451 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.951 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8449 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 1.713 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8447 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.021 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8507 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.16 km SE of Boudouaou, Algeria · 8507 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.93 km ESE of Boudouaou, Algeria · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.335 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.02 km NE of Boudouaou, Algeria · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.748 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.927 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.120 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.242 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8511 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.352 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8512 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.614 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8512 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.02 km W of Makouda, Algeria · 8513 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.713 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.844 km NNE of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.923 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 3.14 km NNW of Timizart, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.811 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 3.45 km N of Naciria, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 3.22 km NNW of Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.89 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c01t. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC.