Algeria earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17 km W of Dellys, Algeria

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km W of Dellys, Algeria on Tue, May 27, 2003, 11:31 PM GMT+1 (22:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 6 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mblg), micro
Local time
UTC
2003-05-27 22:31:39 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.933° N, 3.722° 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
288°, 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: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.66 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.017 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.410 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.914 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.18 km E of Thenia, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 5.09 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.524 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.417 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.49 km WNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.07 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 4.328 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.910 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 3.417 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.817 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 5.27 km ENE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 3.21 km NNW of Ouled Moussa, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.98 km NE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.91 km NW of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.821 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.96 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 3.13 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 3.69 km S of Naciria, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.922 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.812 km NNE of Boudjima, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.813 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.38 km NNW of Bordj el Kiffan, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.96 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.913 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.114 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 3.422 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 3.410 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 3.612 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.72 km SSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 3.16 km NE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 3.111 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.027 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.913 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 3.35 km ENE of Thenia, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.117 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 3.413 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.83 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.611 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 3.72 km SSW of Makouda, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 3.05 km N of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 3.211 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 3.112 km NNW of Timizart, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 2.52 km S of Freha, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 4.15 km NE of Boudjima, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 4.010 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.012 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 3.23 km NE of Makouda, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 3.21 km SW of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.34 km WNW of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 3.18 km NNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.919 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.823 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 3.35 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.74 km WNW of Tizi Gheniff, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 2.023 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.769 km NNE of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 2.28 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.29 km N of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.248 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.65 km NE of Tizi Gheniff, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.18 km NE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.013 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.910 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.810 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 3.04 km WNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.339 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 3.24 km N of Naciria, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 3.37 km N of Makouda, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 3.014 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 3.622 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 3.510 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 4.215 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 5.8northern Algeria · 8519 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.636 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 3.617 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.37 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

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