Algeria earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km SW of Dellys, Algeria

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Dellys, Algeria on Fri, May 30, 2003, 2:54 AM GMT+1 (01:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 42 km NNW of Dellys, 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
2003-05-30 01:54:09 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.874° N, 3.872° 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 usp000bygx. 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
237°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.913 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.114 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.422 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.410 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.612 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.72 km SSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 3.16 km NE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.111 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.027 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.913 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.35 km ENE of Thenia, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.117 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 3.413 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.83 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.611 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 3.72 km SSW of Makouda, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 3.05 km N of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 3.211 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 3.112 km NNW of Timizart, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.52 km S of Freha, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 4.15 km NE of Boudjima, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 4.010 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.012 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 3.23 km NE of Makouda, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 3.21 km SW of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.34 km WNW of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 3.18 km NNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.919 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.823 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 3.35 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.74 km WNW of Tizi Gheniff, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.023 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.769 km NNE of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 3.32 km E of Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 3.13 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 3.65 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 3.06 km S of Naciria, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 3.04 km NNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 4.18 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.96 km NNE of Tadmaït, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 3.43 km SW of Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.026 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 3.410 km NNW of Boudjima, Algeria · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 3.710 km WNW of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 2.93 km NE of Boudjima, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.127 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.97 km W of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 3.514 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 3.013 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 3.610 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 3.114 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.99 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.318 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.117 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.76 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 3.34 km WNW of Timizart, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 3.110 km N of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.89 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 3.22 km NNW of Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 3.45 km N of Naciria, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 2.38 km NNW of Bordj el Kiffan, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.813 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.812 km NNE of Boudjima, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.922 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.69 km S of Naciria, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.13 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.96 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.821 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.91 km NW of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.98 km NE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.21 km NNW of Ouled Moussa, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 5.27 km ENE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.817 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.417 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.910 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 4.328 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 3.07 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 3.49 km WNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.417 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 3.524 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bygx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:38 PM UTC.