Algeria earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 2 km SSW of Makouda, Algeria

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Makouda, Algeria on Sat, May 31, 2003, 12:44 PM GMT+1 (11:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 42 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-05-31 11:44:40 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.762° N, 4.054° 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
232°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
92

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.05 km N of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.211 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.112 km NNW of Timizart, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.52 km S of Freha, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.15 km NE of Boudjima, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.010 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.012 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.23 km NE of Makouda, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.21 km SW of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.34 km WNW of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 3.18 km NNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.919 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.823 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 3.35 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.74 km WNW of Tizi Gheniff, Algeria · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.023 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.32 km E of Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 3.13 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 3.65 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 3.06 km S of Naciria, Algeria · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 3.04 km NNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 4.18 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.96 km NNE of Tadmaït, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 3.43 km SW of Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.026 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 3.410 km NNW of Boudjima, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 3.710 km WNW of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.93 km NE of Boudjima, Algeria · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.127 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.97 km W of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 3.514 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 3.013 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 3.610 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 3.114 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.99 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.318 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.117 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.76 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 3.34 km WNW of Timizart, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 3.110 km N of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.89 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 3.22 km NNW of Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 3.45 km N of Naciria, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.811 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 3.14 km NNW of Timizart, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.923 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8513 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.844 km NNE of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8513 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.713 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8513 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 3.02 km W of Makouda, Algeria · 8513 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 3.614 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8512 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.352 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8512 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.242 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8510 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.120 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.927 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.748 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.02 km NE of Boudouaou, Algeria · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.335 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.93 km ESE of Boudouaou, Algeria · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.16 km SE of Boudouaou, Algeria · 8507 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.021 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8506 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 2.611 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.83 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.413 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.117 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.35 km ENE of Thenia, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.913 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.027 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.111 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 3.16 km NE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.72 km SSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.612 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 3.410 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 3.422 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.114 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.913 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.96 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.38 km NNW of Bordj el Kiffan, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.813 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.812 km NNE of Boudjima, Algeria · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.922 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away

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