Algeria earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 1 km W of Dellys, Algeria

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 1 km W of Dellys, Algeria on Wed, Aug 6, 2003, 11:53 PM GMT+1 (22:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 3 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-08-06 22:53:47 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.918° N, 3.901° 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
248°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.83 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8448 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.019 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8445 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.62 km W of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8443 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.951 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.04 km NE of Seddouk, Algeria · 8440 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.713 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8440 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.0northern Algeria · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.922 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8438 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.649 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8435 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.75 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8424 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.64 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8424 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.43 km ESE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8423 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 3.83 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8421 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.013 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8420 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.09 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8420 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 3.43 km NNE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8416 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.123 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8410 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.48 km SSW of Naciria, Algeria · 8408 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 3.05 km S of Naciria, Algeria · 8407 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 3.515 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8401 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.023 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8399 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.419 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8394 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.46 km E of Thenia, Algeria · 8391 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 3.18 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8448 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.15 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8451 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.9northern Algeria · 8452 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.616 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8452 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.911 km WSW of Draa el Mizan, Algeria · 8452 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.23 km SE of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8452 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.414 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8460 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.212 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8461 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.415 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8468 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 3.66 km SW of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8468 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.13 km NW of Thenia, Algeria · 8471 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 3.223 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8475 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 3.520 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8475 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 3.28 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8475 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c4a3. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.