M1.6 earthquake 16 km NW of Dellys, Algeria

Magnitude

1.6 (mblg), micro

Local time

Sun, Aug 3, 2003, 1:19 PM GMT+1

UTC

2003-08-03 12:19:30 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.012° N, 3.773° E

Region

Algeria

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Station coverage gap

287°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

10

• Dellys, AlgeriaPopulation 26,384. Forecast16 kmNW
• Tizi Ouzou, AlgeriaPopulation 104,312. Forecast41 kmNW
• Algiers, AlgeriaPopulation 2,364,230. Forecast68 kmENE

After

1. 1.9northern AlgeriaSun, Aug 3, 4:20 PM GMT+1 · 8451 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.15 km NNE of Aïn Taya, AlgeriaSun, Aug 3, 5:54 PM GMT+1 · 8451 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
3. 3.18 km NNW of Dellys, AlgeriaWed, Aug 6, 8:02 PM GMT+1 · 8448 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
4. 3.21 km W of Dellys, AlgeriaWed, Aug 6, 11:53 PM GMT+1 · 8448 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
5. 3.83 km ENE of Dellys, AlgeriaThu, Aug 7, 9:23 AM GMT+1 · 8448 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
6. 2.019 km NNE of Thenia, AlgeriaSun, Aug 10, 8:52 AM GMT+1 · 8445 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
7. 3.62 km W of Beni Amrane, AlgeriaMon, Aug 11, 9:03 PM GMT+1 · 8443 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
8. 1.951 km N of Aïn Taya, AlgeriaThu, Aug 14, 11:05 AM GMT+1 · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
9. 2.04 km NE of Seddouk, AlgeriaFri, Aug 15, 10:26 AM GMT+1 · 8440 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.713 km NE of Thenia, AlgeriaFri, Aug 15, 4:44 PM GMT+1 · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
11. 2.0northern AlgeriaSat, Aug 16, 9:22 AM GMT+1 · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
12. 2.922 km W of Dellys, AlgeriaSun, Aug 17, 2:06 AM GMT+1 · 8438 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
13. 1.649 km N of Aïn Taya, AlgeriaTue, Aug 19, 10:49 PM GMT+1 · 8435 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
14. 1.75 km SW of Dellys, AlgeriaSat, Aug 30, 6:16 PM GMT+1 · 8424 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
15. 1.64 km N of Boumerdas, AlgeriaSun, Aug 31, 1:27 AM GMT+1 · 8424 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
16. 2.43 km ESE of Boumerdas, AlgeriaSun, Aug 31, 5:49 PM GMT+1 · 8423 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
17. 3.83 km W of Dellys, AlgeriaWed, Sep 3, 3:04 PM GMT+1 · 8420 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
18. 2.013 km NW of Naciria, AlgeriaWed, Sep 3, 11:33 PM GMT+1 · 8420 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
19. 2.09 km NW of Naciria, AlgeriaThu, Sep 4, 1:14 AM GMT+1 · 8420 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
20. 3.43 km NNE of Beni Amrane, AlgeriaMon, Sep 8, 8:44 AM GMT+1 · 8416 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
21. 2.123 km N of Aïn Taya, AlgeriaSun, Sep 14, 2:56 AM GMT+1 · 8410 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
22. 3.48 km SSW of Naciria, AlgeriaTue, Sep 16, 6:16 AM GMT+1 · 8408 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
23. 2.238 km NW of ’Aïn Benian, AlgeriaTue, Sep 16, 7:29 AM GMT+1 · 8408 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
24. 3.05 km S of Naciria, AlgeriaWed, Sep 17, 4:55 AM GMT+1 · 8407 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
25. 3.515 km NW of Naciria, AlgeriaTue, Sep 23, 8:57 AM GMT+1 · 8401 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
26. 2.023 km WNW of Dellys, AlgeriaWed, Sep 24, 11:54 PM GMT+1 · 8399 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
27. 2.419 km W of Dellys, AlgeriaTue, Sep 30, 1:18 AM GMT+1 · 8394 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

Before

1. 1.911 km WSW of Draa el Mizan, AlgeriaSun, Aug 3, 11:42 AM GMT+1 · 8451 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
2. 3.23 km SE of Lakhdaria, AlgeriaSun, Aug 3, 10:56 AM GMT+1 · 8452 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
3. 3.414 km NW of Naciria, AlgeriaSat, Jul 26, 8:59 AM GMT+1 · 8460 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
4. 2.212 km NW of Naciria, AlgeriaFri, Jul 25, 4:04 AM GMT+1 · 8461 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
5. 3.415 km NNE of Dellys, AlgeriaFri, Jul 18, 9:14 AM GMT+1 · 8468 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
6. 3.66 km SW of Lakhdaria, AlgeriaThu, Jul 17, 10:07 PM GMT+1 · 8468 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
7. 4.13 km NW of Thenia, AlgeriaMon, Jul 14, 11:52 PM GMT+1 · 8471 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
8. 3.223 km NNW of Dellys, AlgeriaFri, Jul 11, 10:27 AM GMT+1 · 8475 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
9. 3.520 km WNW of Dellys, AlgeriaFri, Jul 11, 6:42 AM GMT+1 · 8475 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
10. 3.28 km W of Naciria, AlgeriaFri, Jul 11, 4:00 AM GMT+1 · 8475 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
11. 3.22 km SE of Chabet el Ameur, AlgeriaMon, Jul 7, 11:46 AM GMT+1 · 8478 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
12. 1.810 km E of Dellys, AlgeriaMon, Jul 7, 3:38 AM GMT+1 · 8479 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
13. 2.92 km E of Boumerdas, AlgeriaMon, Jul 7, 2:22 AM GMT+1 · 8479 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
14. 3.047 km N of Boumerdas, AlgeriaSun, Jul 6, 11:33 PM GMT+1 · 8479 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
15. 3.512 km NE of Thenia, AlgeriaSun, Jul 6, 9:50 AM GMT+1 · 8480 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
16. 3.15 km NNE of Makouda, AlgeriaSun, Jul 6, 9:14 AM GMT+1 · 8480 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
17. 3.0northern AlgeriaSun, Jul 6, 3:59 AM GMT+1 · 8480 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
18. 3.85 km S of Dellys, AlgeriaSun, Jul 6, 3:56 AM GMT+1 · 8480 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
19. 4.542 km NNW of Dellys, AlgeriaSat, Jul 5, 9:03 PM GMT+1 · 8480 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
20. 1.821 km WNW of Dellys, AlgeriaFri, Jul 4, 7:32 PM GMT+1 · 8481 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c3zr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.