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USGS usp000bxpg

21 May 2003, 19:44

25 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria

A magnitude 6.8 mwc earthquake at 12 km depth.

Depth12 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 25 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria?

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36.964000, 3.634000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.46

1 km W of Sidi Aïssa, Algeria

M 6

21 km NNE of Bejaïa, Algeria

M 5.8

northern Algeria

M 5.7

5 km S of el hed, Algeria

M 5.7

10 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria

M 5.5

11 km NW of Aïn Taya, Algeria

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bxpg
Coordinates
36.964, 3.634
Network
us
Significance
711