Algeria earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 17 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria on Thu, May 29, 2003, 3:03 AM GMT+1 (02:03 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
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2003-05-29 02:03:46 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.950° N, 3.723° 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
247°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.27 km ENE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.21 km NNW of Ouled Moussa, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.98 km NE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.91 km NW of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.821 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.96 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.13 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.69 km S of Naciria, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.922 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.812 km NNE of Boudjima, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.813 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.38 km NNW of Bordj el Kiffan, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.96 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.913 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.114 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.422 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 3.410 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 3.612 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.72 km SSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 3.16 km NE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 3.111 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.027 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.913 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 3.35 km ENE of Thenia, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.117 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 3.413 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.83 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.611 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 3.72 km SSW of Makouda, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 3.05 km N of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 3.211 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 3.112 km NNW of Timizart, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.52 km S of Freha, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 4.15 km NE of Boudjima, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 4.010 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.012 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 3.23 km NE of Makouda, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 3.21 km SW of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.34 km WNW of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 3.18 km NNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.919 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.823 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 3.35 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.74 km WNW of Tizi Gheniff, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.023 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.769 km NNE of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 3.32 km E of Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 3.13 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 3.65 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 3.06 km S of Naciria, Algeria · 8513 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 3.04 km NNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8513 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 4.18 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8513 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 2.96 km NNE of Tadmaït, Algeria · 8513 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 3.43 km SW of Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria · 8512 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 2.026 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8512 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 3.410 km NNW of Boudjima, Algeria · 8512 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 3.710 km WNW of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8512 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.93 km NE of Boudjima, Algeria · 8511 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 2.127 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8511 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.97 km W of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8510 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 133.

Before

  1. 3.417 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.910 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.328 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.07 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.49 km WNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.417 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.524 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 5.09 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.18 km E of Thenia, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.914 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.410 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.017 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.66 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.917 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.28 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 3.29 km N of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.248 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.65 km NE of Tizi Gheniff, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.18 km NE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 3.013 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000byeg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.