Algeria earthquakes

M5.8 earthquake northern Algeria

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck in northern Algeria on Tue, May 27, 2003, 6:11 PM GMT+1 (17:11 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.8 (mwb), moderate
Local time: Tue, May 27, 2003, 6:11 PM GMT+1
UTC: 2003-05-27 17:11:28 UTC
Depth: 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 36.939° N, 3.578° E
Region: Algeria
Strongest shaking: VI, strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VI, strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 17.7% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.7 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Nodal plane 1: Strike 70°, dip 31°, rake 92°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 248°, dip 59°, rake 89°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 44°
Stations used: 468

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 109.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000byae (also filed as choy20030527171128, gcmtb052703i, gcmt20030527171128, atlas20030527171128, iscgem6852649). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC.