M3.3 earthquake 16 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 16 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria on Sat, Dec 13, 2003, 5:07 PM GMT+1 (16:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 10 km NNW of Boumerdas, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-12-13 16:07:39 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.981° N, 3.750° 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
- 218°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.510 km NNW of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8299 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.28 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8289 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.310 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8277 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.93 km S of Draa el Mizan, Algeria · 8277 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.515 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8276 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cf6b. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.