Algeria earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 7 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria on Wed, May 21, 2003, 8:13 PM GMT+1 (19:13 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-05-21 19:13:07 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.981° N, 3.929° 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
45°
Stations used
152

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.14 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.822 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.44 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.657 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.818 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.18 km E of Arbatache, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.511 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.520 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.114 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.411 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.511 km NNW of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 3.89 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 4.422 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.740 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 3.56 km N of Makouda, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 3.58 km NNE of Bouïra, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 3.318 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 4.419 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 3.9northern Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 3.343 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 3.720 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.64 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 3.22 km SSE of Tizi-n-Tleta, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 3.510 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 3.32 km W of Tadmaït, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 3.65 km NNE of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 3.540 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.554 km N of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 3.66 km SSW of Timizart, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 3.14 km ENE of Tizi Ouzou, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.625 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 3.61 km WSW of Tizi-n-Tleta, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 4.012 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 3.929 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.729 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.658 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 3.25 km SE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.450 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.46 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.62 km E of Beni Douala, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 3.610 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.938 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.86 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.72 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.48 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.518 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.821 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.738 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 3.212 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.54 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 4.03 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 3.522 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 4.716 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 4.632 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.84 km N of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 3.613 km WNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.638 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 2.716 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 3.69 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 3.115 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 4.2northern Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 5.122 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 5.710 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 6.825 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.87 km S of Feraoun, Algeria · 8548 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bxpq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.