Algeria earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 19 km W of Dellys, Algeria

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 19 km W of Dellys, Algeria on Tue, Sep 30, 2003, 1:18 AM GMT+1 (00:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 25 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mblg), micro
Local time
UTC
2003-09-30 00:18:37 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.948° N, 3.695° 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
287°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.46 km E of Thenia, Algeria · 8396 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.13 km W of Boudjima, Algeria · 8388 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.825 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8387 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.711 km SSW of Tizi Gheniff, Algeria · 8387 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.115 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8386 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.947 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8386 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.015 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8386 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.613 km SSE of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8383 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.24 km NNW of Boudouaou, Algeria · 8380 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 3.217 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8360 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.220 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8359 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 3.22 km NW of Thenia, Algeria · 8357 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.94 km N of Naciria, Algeria · 8346 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 2.023 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8405 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.515 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8406 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.05 km S of Naciria, Algeria · 8412 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.238 km NW of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8413 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.48 km SSW of Naciria, Algeria · 8413 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.123 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8415 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.43 km NNE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8421 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.09 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8426 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.013 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8426 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.83 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8426 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.43 km ESE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8429 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.64 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8430 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c93m. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC.