M3.3 earthquake 10 km E of Dellys, Algeria
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 10 km E of Dellys, Algeria on Sun, Feb 1, 2004, 3:51 AM GMT+1 (02:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 41 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-02-01 02:51:10 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.910° N, 4.031° 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
- 253°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.93 km S of Draa el Mizan, Algeria · 8277 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.515 km NNE of Thenia, Algeria · 8276 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.113 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8261 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.416 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8255 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.125 km S of Arbatache, Algeria · 8238 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.840 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8238 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.833 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8237 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.739 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8237 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.141 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8218 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ck4v. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.