Algeria earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 7 km S of Feraoun, Algeria

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 7 km S of Feraoun, Algeria on Tue, May 6, 2003, 11:36 PM GMT+1 (22:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 7 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-05-06 22:36:02 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.489° N, 4.857° 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
178°
Stations used
105

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.57 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.56 km N of Makouda, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.58 km NNE of Bouïra, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.318 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.22 km SSE of Tizi-n-Tleta, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.32 km W of Tadmaït, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.66 km SSW of Timizart, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.14 km ENE of Tizi Ouzou, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.61 km WSW of Tizi-n-Tleta, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.25 km SE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.62 km E of Beni Douala, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.610 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.86 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.54 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.115 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.58 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 3.53 km SSW of Makouda, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.75 km SSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 3.513 km NNW of Boudjima, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 3.35 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 3.47 km SE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 3.514 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 3.41 km ESE of Naciria, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 3.06 km SE of Makouda, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 3.14 km NNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 3.613 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 3.31 km ESE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 3.617 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 3.413 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 3.32 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 4.38 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 3.09 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 3.29 km NNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 3.1western Mediterranean Sea · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 3.019 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.115 km NNW of Boudjima, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 3.35 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.04 km ESE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 3.77 km SSE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.24 km SSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.917 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 3.210 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 3.33 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 3.27 km SSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 3.54 km NNE of Tirmitine, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 3.26 km SE of Dellys, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.414 km NNW of Boudjima, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 3.210 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 2.77 km SE of Dellys, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 3.118 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.63 km SW of Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 3.09 km NNE of Tadmaït, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 3.22 km N of Makouda, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.75 km SSE of Tadmaït, Algeria · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 3.25 km NNE of Naciria, Algeria · 8530 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.80 km ENE of Makouda, Algeria · 8530 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.115 km SE of Bouïra, Algeria · 8530 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 3.02 km SE of Dellys, Algeria · 8530 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.88 km ESE of Dellys, Algeria · 8530 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.910 km NNE of Tadmaït, Algeria · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 2.59 km ENE of Amizour, Algeria · 8557 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.219 km WNW of Melouza, Algeria · 8559 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.512 km S of Melouza, Algeria · 8577 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwr9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC.