M3.7 earthquake 39 km NW of Dellys, Algeria
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 39 km NW of Dellys, Algeria on Fri, Mar 12, 2004, 10:59 AM GMT+1 (09:59 UTC), 0 km (0 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
- 3.7 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-03-12 09:59:48 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.124° N, 3.558° 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
- 233°, 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.948 km NW of ’Aïn Benian, Algeria · 8235 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.141 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8218 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
Before
- 3.833 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8238 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.840 km NW of Dellys, Algeria · 8238 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.125 km S of Arbatache, Algeria · 8239 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.416 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8255 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.113 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8262 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cpr3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.