Algeria earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 35 km N of Dellys, Algeria

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 35 km N of Dellys, Algeria on Sun, Jun 15, 2003, 8:38 AM GMT+1 (07:38 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
2.3 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-06-15 07:38:23 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.233° N, 3.935° 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 usp000bzx0. 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
286°, 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: 55 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km ESE of Boudouaou, Algeria · 8511 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.16 km SE of Boudouaou, Algeria · 8510 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.021 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8510 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.039 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.913 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.76 km NNE of Makouda, Algeria · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.72 km SW of Tadmaït, Algeria · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.832 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.418 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8507 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.127 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8505 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.631 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8505 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 3.28 km WSW of Naciria, Algeria · 8505 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.636 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8505 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 3.012 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8504 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 3.11 km WNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8504 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.117 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8503 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 3.924 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8503 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.24 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8503 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.219 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8500 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 3.110 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8500 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.74 km WSW of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8499 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 3.25 km W of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8498 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.120 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8497 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 3.37 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8496 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.19 km NE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8495 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.830 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8492 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.022 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8492 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.821 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8492 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 4.542 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8491 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 3.85 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8490 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 3.0northern Algeria · 8490 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 3.15 km NNE of Makouda, Algeria · 8490 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 3.512 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8490 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 3.047 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8490 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.92 km E of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8489 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.810 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8489 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 3.22 km SE of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8489 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 3.28 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8485 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 3.520 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8485 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 3.223 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8485 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 4.13 km NW of Thenia, Algeria · 8482 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 3.66 km SW of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8479 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 3.415 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8478 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 2.212 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8471 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 3.414 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8470 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 3.23 km SE of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8462 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.911 km WSW of Draa el Mizan, Algeria · 8462 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.616 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8462 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 1.9northern Algeria · 8462 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.15 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8462 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 3.18 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8459 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 3.21 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8459 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 3.83 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8458 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.019 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8455 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 3.62 km W of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8454 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 2.02 km NE of Boudouaou, Algeria · 8511 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.748 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8512 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.927 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8512 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.120 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8512 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.242 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.352 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.614 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.02 km W of Makouda, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.713 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.844 km NNE of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.923 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.14 km NNW of Timizart, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.811 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 3.45 km N of Naciria, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 3.22 km NNW of Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.89 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 3.110 km N of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.34 km WNW of Timizart, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.76 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.117 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bzx0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC.