Algeria earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 3 km W of Dellys, Algeria

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 3 km W of Dellys, Algeria on Wed, Sep 3, 2003, 3:04 PM GMT+1 (14:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-09-03 14:04:43 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.919° N, 3.879° E
Region
Algeria
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
205°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
93

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.013 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8420 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.09 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8420 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.43 km NNE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8415 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.123 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8410 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.48 km SSW of Naciria, Algeria · 8407 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.05 km S of Naciria, Algeria · 8407 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.515 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8400 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.023 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8399 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.419 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8394 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.46 km E of Thenia, Algeria · 8390 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.13 km W of Boudjima, Algeria · 8382 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.825 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8381 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.711 km SSW of Tizi Gheniff, Algeria · 8381 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.115 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8381 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.947 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8381 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 3.015 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8380 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 3.613 km SSE of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8377 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 3.24 km NNW of Boudouaou, Algeria · 8374 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 2.43 km ESE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8423 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.64 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8424 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.75 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8424 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.649 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8435 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.922 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8438 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.0northern Algeria · 8438 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.713 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.04 km NE of Seddouk, Algeria · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.951 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8440 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.62 km W of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8443 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.019 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8444 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.83 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8447 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 3.21 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8448 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 3.18 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8448 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

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