Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 254134
24/01/11 20 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.99 Type :eq
Origin time: 16:08:11.21 ± 0.18
Latitude : 36.90 ± 1.6 1/2 Major Axis : 4.3 km
Longitude : 2.33 ± 1.7 1/2 Minor Axis : 3.1 km
Depth: 25. Azimuth mj Axis : 151.1 deg
ML : 3.79±0.11 of 4
Location in relation to nearby cities 60 km NW of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)
64 km WNW of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
286 km WNW of SETIF (ALGERIA) (130000 residents)
290 km ENE of ORAN (ALGERIA) (491000 residents)