Algeria earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 19 km WNW of Melouza, Algeria

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 19 km WNW of Melouza, Algeria on Fri, Apr 25, 2003, 8:41 PM GMT+1 (19:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 4 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-04-25 19:41:55 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.056° N, 3.997° 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
176°
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 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.87 km S of Feraoun, Algeria · 8548 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.2northern Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.44 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.18 km E of Arbatache, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.511 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.411 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.89 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.56 km N of Makouda, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.58 km NNE of Bouïra, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 3.9northern Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.64 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.22 km SSE of Tizi-n-Tleta, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.510 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.32 km W of Tadmaït, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.65 km NNE of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 3.66 km SSW of Timizart, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 3.14 km ENE of Tizi Ouzou, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 3.61 km WSW of Tizi-n-Tleta, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 4.012 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 3.25 km SE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.46 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.62 km E of Beni Douala, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 3.610 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.86 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.72 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.48 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.54 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 4.03 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.84 km N of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 3.613 km WNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.716 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 3.69 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 3.115 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 3.95 km NNW of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 3.814 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 3.45 km WSW of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 3.316 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 3.616 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 3.46 km WSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.42 km SW of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 3.58 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 3.77 km N of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 3.53 km SSW of Makouda, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 3.813 km NNE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 4.418 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.75 km SSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 4.32 km W of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 3.11 km NE of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.612 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 3.315 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 3.35 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 3.513 km NNW of Boudjima, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 3.35 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 3.310 km ENE of Thenia, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 3.47 km SE of Dellys, Algeria · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 3.217 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 3.41 km ESE of Naciria, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 3.06 km SE of Makouda, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 3.14 km NNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 3.711 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.512 km S of Melouza, Algeria · 8577 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bvyn. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC.