Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 246203
16/05/10 59 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 1.63 Type :eq
Origin time: 06:52:39.33 ± 0.14
Latitude : 35.75 ± 1.6 1/2 Major Axis : 4.0 km
Longitude : 3.93 ± 1.2 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.5 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 176.3 deg
ML : 4.59±0.26 of 15 MS : 4.27±0.35 of 5
Location in relation to nearby cities 131 km SE of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)
139 km SE of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
141 km WSW of SETIF (ALGERIA) (130000 residents)
255 km WSW of CONSTANTINE (ALGERIA) (345000 residents)