M3.2 earthquake 2 km NW of Thenia, Algeria
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Thenia, Algeria on Tue, Nov 11, 2003, 6:47 PM GMT+1 (17:47 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, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-11-11 17:47:36 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.740° N, 3.538° E
- Region
- Algeria
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000ccmu. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 239°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 50
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.94 km N of Naciria, Algeria · 8350 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.518 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8330 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.316 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8329 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
Before
- 2.220 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.217 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8365 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.24 km NNW of Boudouaou, Algeria · 8385 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.613 km SSE of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8388 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.015 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8390 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.947 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8391 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.115 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8391 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ccmu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.