Algeria earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake northern Algeria

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in northern Algeria on Sun, Aug 3, 2003, 4:20 PM GMT+1 (15:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 5 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mblg), micro
Local time
UTC
2003-08-03 15:20:23 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.981° N, 3.753° 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
287°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8451 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.18 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8448 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.21 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8448 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.83 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8447 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.019 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8444 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 3.62 km W of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8443 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.951 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8440 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.04 km NE of Seddouk, Algeria · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.713 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.0northern Algeria · 8438 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.922 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8438 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.649 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8435 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.75 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8424 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.64 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8424 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.43 km ESE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8423 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 3.83 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8420 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.013 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8420 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.09 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8420 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 3.43 km NNE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8415 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.123 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8410 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 3.48 km SSW of Naciria, Algeria · 8407 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.238 km NW of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8407 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 3.05 km S of Naciria, Algeria · 8407 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 3.515 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8400 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.023 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8399 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.419 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8394 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 1.616 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8451 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.911 km WSW of Draa el Mizan, Algeria · 8451 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.23 km SE of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8451 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.414 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8459 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.212 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8461 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.415 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8467 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.66 km SW of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8468 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.13 km NW of Thenia, Algeria · 8471 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.223 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8474 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.520 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8474 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 3.28 km W of Naciria, Algeria · 8475 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 3.22 km SE of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8478 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.810 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8479 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.92 km E of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8479 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 3.047 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8479 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 3.512 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8479 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 3.15 km NNE of Makouda, Algeria · 8479 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 3.0northern Algeria · 8480 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 3.85 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8480 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 4.542 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8480 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c404. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC.