Algeria earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 14 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 14 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria on Wed, May 28, 2003, 3:26 AM GMT+1 (02:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 7 km ENE of Aïn Taya, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-28 02:26:59 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.870° N, 3.763° 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 usp000bybz. 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
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 142 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.18 km E of Thenia, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 5.09 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.524 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.417 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.49 km WNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.07 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.328 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.910 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 3.417 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.817 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 5.27 km ENE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.21 km NNW of Ouled Moussa, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.98 km NE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.91 km NW of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.821 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.96 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.13 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 3.69 km S of Naciria, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.922 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.812 km NNE of Boudjima, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.813 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.38 km NNW of Bordj el Kiffan, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.96 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.913 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.114 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 3.422 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 3.410 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 3.612 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.72 km SSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 3.16 km NE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 3.111 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.027 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.913 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 3.35 km ENE of Thenia, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.117 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 3.413 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.83 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.611 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 3.72 km SSW of Makouda, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 3.05 km N of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 3.211 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 3.112 km NNW of Timizart, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.52 km S of Freha, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 4.15 km NE of Boudjima, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 4.010 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.012 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 3.23 km NE of Makouda, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 3.21 km SW of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 2.34 km WNW of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 3.18 km NNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.919 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 2.823 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 3.35 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.74 km WNW of Tizi Gheniff, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.023 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.769 km NNE of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 3.32 km E of Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 3.13 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 3.65 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 3.06 km S of Naciria, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 142.

Before

  1. 3.410 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.017 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.66 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.917 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.28 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 3.29 km N of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.248 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.65 km NE of Tizi Gheniff, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.18 km NE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 3.013 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.910 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.810 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.04 km WNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.339 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 3.24 km N of Naciria, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 3.37 km N of Makouda, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 3.014 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 3.622 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 3.510 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 4.215 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bybz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC.