Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 253480
08/01/11 47 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 1.19 Type :eq
Origin time: 21:11:55. 0 ± 0.15
Latitude : 36.56 ± 1.2 1/2 Major Axis : 3.6 km
Longitude : 1.58 ± 1.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.5 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 140.2 deg
ML : 3.29±0.33 of 8
Location in relation to nearby cities 110 km W of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)
132 km W of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
213 km ENE of ORAN (ALGERIA) (491000 residents)
241 km NE of SIDI BEL ABBES (ALGERIA) (113000 residents)