Algeria earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 18 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 18 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria on Thu, May 22, 2003, 11:07 PM GMT+1 (22:07 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
1.9 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-22 22:07:12 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.001° N, 3.729° E
Region
Algeria
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000bxw6. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
287°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

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 136 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.015 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.410 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.415 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.028 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.115 km NNW of Boudjima, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.95 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.35 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.04 km ESE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 3.77 km SSE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.24 km SSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.310 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.917 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.241 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.35 km E of Thenia, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 3.310 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 3.211 km ENE of Thenia, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.34 km WNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.310 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.413 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 3.210 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 3.33 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 3.114 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.211 km WNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 3.27 km SSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 3.54 km NNE of Tirmitine, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 3.26 km SE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.34 km S of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 2.32 km SSE of Thenia, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 3.315 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.414 km NNW of Boudjima, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.613 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 3.219 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.59 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 3.210 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.77 km SE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.28 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 3.118 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.321 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 3.012 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.515 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 3.012 km SSE of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.79 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.63 km SW of Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.74 km ESE of Thenia, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.79 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 2.364 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.79 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.729 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 3.09 km NNE of Tadmaït, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 4.512 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 3.22 km N of Makouda, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 2.75 km SSE of Tadmaït, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 3.25 km NNE of Naciria, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.80 km ENE of Makouda, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 2.148 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.115 km SE of Bouïra, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.34 km N of Reghaïa, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 2.55 km NE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 4.623 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.220 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.019 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.1western Mediterranean Sea · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.29 km NNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.34 km NE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 3.09 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.114 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.312 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 3.6northern Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 3.517 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.57 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.657 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 5.212 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 4.38 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.819 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.32 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 4.36 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.413 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 3.412 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 3.617 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 3.31 km ESE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bxw6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:57 AM UTC.