Algeria earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 42 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 42 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria on Sat, Jul 5, 2003, 9:03 PM GMT+1 (20:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-07-05 20:03:33 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.239° N, 3.649° 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 usp000c1r6. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
178°
Stations used
115

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.85 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8489 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.0northern Algeria · 8489 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.15 km NNE of Makouda, Algeria · 8489 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.512 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8489 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.047 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8488 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.92 km E of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8488 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.810 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8488 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.22 km SE of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8488 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.28 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8484 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 3.520 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8484 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.223 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8484 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 4.13 km NW of Thenia, Algeria · 8480 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.038 km NW of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8479 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.66 km SW of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8477 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.415 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8477 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.212 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8470 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.414 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8469 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 3.23 km SE of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8461 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.911 km WSW of Draa el Mizan, Algeria · 8461 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.616 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8461 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.9northern Algeria · 8460 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.15 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8460 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 3.18 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8457 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 3.21 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8457 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 3.83 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8457 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.019 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8454 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 3.62 km W of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8452 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.951 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8450 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.713 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8448 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.0northern Algeria · 8448 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.922 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8447 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.649 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8444 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.75 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8433 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.64 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8433 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.43 km ESE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8432 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 3.83 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8430 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.821 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8490 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.022 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8490 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.830 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8490 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.19 km NE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8493 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.37 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8495 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.120 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8496 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.25 km W of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8496 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.74 km WSW of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8498 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.110 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8499 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.219 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8499 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.24 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8502 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 3.924 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8502 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.117 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8502 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.11 km WNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8502 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 3.012 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8503 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.636 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8503 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 3.28 km WSW of Naciria, Algeria · 8504 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.631 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8504 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.127 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8504 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.418 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8506 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c1r6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:35 AM UTC.