M3.2 earthquake 17 km NE of Thenia, Algeria
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Thenia, Algeria on Sat, Nov 8, 2003, 11:13 AM GMT+1 (10:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 18 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-11-08 10:13:30 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.858° N, 3.672° 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
- 238°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.220 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8360 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.22 km NW of Thenia, Algeria · 8358 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.94 km N of Naciria, Algeria · 8347 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.518 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8327 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.316 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8326 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
Before
- 3.24 km NNW of Boudouaou, Algeria · 8382 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.613 km SSE of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8385 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.015 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8387 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.947 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8388 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.115 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8388 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.711 km SSW of Tizi Gheniff, Algeria · 8388 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.825 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8389 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.13 km W of Boudjima, Algeria · 8390 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ccbw. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC.