Algeria earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 25 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 25 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria on Wed, May 21, 2003, 10:07 PM GMT+1 (21:07 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
2.6 (mblg), micro
Local time
UTC
2003-05-21 21:07:49 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.985° N, 3.644° 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
277°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.61 km WSW of Tizi-n-Tleta, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.012 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.929 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.729 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.658 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.25 km SE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.450 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.46 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.62 km E of Beni Douala, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.610 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.938 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.86 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.72 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.48 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.518 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.821 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.738 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 3.212 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.54 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 4.03 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 3.522 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 4.716 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 4.632 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.84 km N of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 3.613 km WNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.638 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.716 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 3.69 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 3.115 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 3.922 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 4.59 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 4.917 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.136 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 3.714 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 3.95 km NNW of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 3.814 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 3.934 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 3.45 km WSW of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.917 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 3.316 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 3.616 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 3.46 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.42 km SW of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 3.58 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 3.77 km N of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 3.53 km SSW of Makouda, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 3.813 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 4.310 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 4.418 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.75 km SSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 4.32 km W of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 3.11 km NE of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.612 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 3.315 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 3.35 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 5.130 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 3.518 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 3.210 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 4.621 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 3.620 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 3.14 km ENE of Tizi Ouzou, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.66 km SSW of Timizart, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.554 km N of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.540 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.65 km NNE of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.32 km W of Tadmaït, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.510 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.22 km SSE of Tizi-n-Tleta, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.64 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.720 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.343 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.9northern Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.419 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 3.318 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 3.58 km NNE of Bouïra, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 3.56 km N of Makouda, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.740 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 4.422 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 3.89 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.511 km NNW of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away

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