Algeria earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 20 km NW of Dellys, Algeria

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Dellys, Algeria on Mon, May 26, 2003, 9:31 PM GMT+1 (20:31 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
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-05-26 20:31:31 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.023° N, 3.719° 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
174°
Stations used
132

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.320 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.313 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.518 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.113 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.415 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.37 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.617 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.636 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 5.8northern Algeria · 8519 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.215 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 3.510 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.622 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 3.014 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.37 km N of Makouda, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 3.24 km N of Naciria, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.339 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 3.04 km WNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.810 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.910 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 3.013 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.18 km NE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.65 km NE of Tizi Gheniff, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.248 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 3.29 km N of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.28 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.917 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.66 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 3.017 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 3.410 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.914 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 3.18 km E of Thenia, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 5.09 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 3.524 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.417 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 3.49 km WNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 3.07 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 4.328 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.910 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 3.417 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.817 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 5.27 km ENE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 3.21 km NNW of Ouled Moussa, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.98 km NE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.91 km NW of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.821 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.96 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 3.13 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 3.69 km S of Naciria, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.922 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.812 km NNE of Boudjima, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.813 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.38 km NNW of Bordj el Kiffan, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.96 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.913 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.114 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 3.422 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 3.410 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 3.612 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.72 km SSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 3.16 km NE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 172.

Before

  1. 3.25 km ENE of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.415 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.32 km SE of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.912 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.424 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.78 km SSE of Dellys, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.323 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.432 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.314 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.1western Mediterranean Sea · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.220 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.825 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.94 km SW of Draa el Mizan, Algeria · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 3.45 km ESE of Tizi Ouzou, Algeria · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.120 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.07 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.910 km NNE of Tadmaït, Algeria · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 3.017 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.439 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 3.311 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away

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