Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 254064
22/01/11 49 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.58 Type :eq
Origin time: 06:10:25.71 ± 0.17
Latitude : 36.24 ± 1.4 1/2 Major Axis : 4.0 km
Longitude : 2.78 ± 1.2 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.0 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 152.5 deg
ML : 3.76±0.24 of 6
Location in relation to nearby cities 30 km S of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)
63 km SSW of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
235 km W of SETIF (ALGERIA) (130000 residents)
306 km ENE of ORAN (ALGERIA) (491000 residents)