Algeria earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 22 km W of Dellys, Algeria

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 22 km W of Dellys, Algeria on Sun, Aug 17, 2003, 2:06 AM GMT+1 (01:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2003-08-17 01:06:41 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.954° N, 3.661° 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
213°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.649 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.75 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8430 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.64 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8430 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.43 km ESE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8429 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.83 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8426 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.013 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8426 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.09 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8426 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 3.43 km NNE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8422 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.123 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8416 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.48 km SSW of Naciria, Algeria · 8414 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.238 km NW of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8414 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.05 km S of Naciria, Algeria · 8413 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 3.515 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8407 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.023 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8405 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.419 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8400 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.46 km E of Thenia, Algeria · 8396 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.13 km W of Boudjima, Algeria · 8389 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 3.825 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8388 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.711 km SSW of Tizi Gheniff, Algeria · 8387 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 3.115 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8387 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.947 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8387 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 3.015 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8386 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 2.0northern Algeria · 8445 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.713 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8445 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.951 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8447 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.62 km W of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8449 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.019 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8451 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.83 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8454 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.21 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8454 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.18 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8454 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.15 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8457 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.9northern Algeria · 8457 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.616 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8458 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.911 km WSW of Draa el Mizan, Algeria · 8458 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.23 km SE of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8458 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 3.414 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8466 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.212 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8467 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 3.415 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8474 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c54m. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:28 AM UTC.