Algeria earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 24 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 24 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria on Thu, May 22, 2003, 7:57 AM GMT+1 (06:57 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
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-05-22 06:57:05 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.124° N, 3.826° 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
213°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
33

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.217 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.529 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.514 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 3.41 km ESE of Naciria, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.06 km SE of Makouda, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.716 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.215 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.14 km NNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.711 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 3.613 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.825 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.31 km ESE of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 3.617 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 3.412 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 3.413 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.36 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 3.32 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 3.819 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 4.38 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 5.212 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.657 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 3.57 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 3.517 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 3.6northern Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 3.312 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 3.114 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 3.09 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.34 km NE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 3.29 km NNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 3.1western Mediterranean Sea · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 3.019 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.918 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.015 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.410 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 4.415 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.028 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.115 km NNW of Boudjima, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.95 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 3.35 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 2.04 km ESE of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 3.77 km SSE of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.24 km SSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.310 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 2.917 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.241 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 3.35 km E of Thenia, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 3.310 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 3.211 km ENE of Thenia, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 2.34 km WNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.310 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 2.413 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 3.210 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 3.33 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 3.114 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.211 km WNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 3.27 km SSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 3.54 km NNE of Tirmitine, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 3.26 km SE of Dellys, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.34 km S of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 2.32 km SSE of Thenia, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 4.427 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.47 km SE of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.310 km ENE of Thenia, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.35 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.623 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.634 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.513 km NNW of Boudjima, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.620 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.621 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 3.210 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 3.518 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 5.130 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.35 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.315 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.612 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.11 km NE of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 4.32 km W of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.75 km SSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 4.418 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 4.310 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bxtp. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:23 PM UTC.