Algeria earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 4 km NNW of Makouda, Algeria

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Makouda, Algeria on Thu, May 22, 2003, 11:05 AM GMT+1 (10:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 northern Algeria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-22 10:05:31 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.824° N, 4.051° E
Region
Algeria
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000bxu8. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
262°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.711 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.613 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.825 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.31 km ESE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 3.617 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.412 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.413 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.36 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.32 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 3.819 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.38 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 5.212 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.657 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 3.57 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 3.517 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 3.6northern Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 3.312 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 3.114 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 3.09 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.34 km NE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 3.29 km NNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 3.1western Mediterranean Sea · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 3.019 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.918 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.015 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.410 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 4.415 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.028 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.115 km NNW of Boudjima, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.95 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 3.35 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.04 km ESE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 3.77 km SSE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.24 km SSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.310 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.917 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.241 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 3.35 km E of Thenia, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 3.310 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 3.211 km ENE of Thenia, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 2.34 km WNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.310 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.413 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 3.210 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 3.33 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 3.114 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.211 km WNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 3.27 km SSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 3.54 km NNE of Tirmitine, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 3.26 km SE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.34 km S of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.32 km SSE of Thenia, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 3.315 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.414 km NNW of Boudjima, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.613 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 3.219 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 2.59 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 3.210 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.77 km SE of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 2.28 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.215 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.716 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.06 km SE of Makouda, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.41 km ESE of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.514 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.529 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.217 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.224 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.427 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.47 km SE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 3.310 km ENE of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.35 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 3.623 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.634 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 3.513 km NNW of Boudjima, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 3.620 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.621 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 3.210 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 3.518 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 5.130 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bxu8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC.