Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 351517
29/05/16 72 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.93 Type :eq
Origin time: 23:05:48.19 ± 0.20
Latitude : 36.19 ± 1.5 1/2 Major Axis : 4.2 km
Longitude : 3.52 ± 1.3 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.4 km
Depth: 20. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 156.1 deg
ML : 3.66±0.29 of 32 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 72 km ESE of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)
78 km SE of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
169 km W of SETIF (ALGERIA) (130000 residents)
283 km W of CONSTANTINE (ALGERIA) (345000 residents)