Algeria earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 17 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria on Fri, May 30, 2003, 7:48 PM GMT+1 (18:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 13 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mblg), micro
Local time
UTC
2003-05-30 18:48:51 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.873° N, 3.624° 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
234°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.413 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.83 km ENE of Dellys, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.611 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.72 km SSW of Makouda, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.05 km N of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.211 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.112 km NNW of Timizart, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.52 km S of Freha, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.15 km NE of Boudjima, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.010 km NE of Dellys, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.012 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.23 km NE of Makouda, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 3.21 km SW of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.34 km WNW of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 3.18 km NNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.919 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.823 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 3.35 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.74 km WNW of Tizi Gheniff, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.023 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.769 km NNE of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 3.32 km E of Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 3.13 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 3.65 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 3.06 km S of Naciria, Algeria · 8513 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 3.04 km NNW of Makouda, Algeria · 8513 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 4.18 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8513 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.96 km NNE of Tadmaït, Algeria · 8513 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 3.43 km SW of Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria · 8512 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.026 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8512 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 3.410 km NNW of Boudjima, Algeria · 8512 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 3.710 km WNW of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8512 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.93 km NE of Boudjima, Algeria · 8511 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.127 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8511 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.97 km W of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8510 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 3.514 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8510 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 3.013 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8510 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 3.610 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8510 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 3.114 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.99 km E of Dellys, Algeria · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 2.318 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.117 km NNE of Dellys, Algeria · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.76 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 3.34 km WNW of Timizart, Algeria · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 3.110 km N of Chabet el Ameur, Algeria · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 1.89 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8507 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 3.22 km NNW of Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria · 8507 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 3.45 km N of Naciria, Algeria · 8507 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 2.811 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8507 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 3.14 km NNW of Timizart, Algeria · 8506 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.923 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8506 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.844 km NNE of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8506 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.713 km N of Dellys, Algeria · 8506 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 3.02 km W of Makouda, Algeria · 8505 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 3.614 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8504 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 2.352 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8504 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.242 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8503 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 2.120 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8501 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.927 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8501 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.748 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8501 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

  1. 3.35 km ENE of Thenia, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.913 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.027 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 3.111 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.16 km NE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.72 km SSW of Dellys, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.612 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.410 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.422 km N of Boudjima, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.114 km NNW of Naciria, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.913 km NNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.96 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.38 km NNW of Bordj el Kiffan, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.813 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.812 km NNE of Boudjima, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.922 km NE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 3.69 km S of Naciria, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 3.13 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.96 km S of Dellys, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.821 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8518 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

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