Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 272128
20/03/12 13 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.60 Type :eq
Origin time: 04:40:57.69 ± 0.13
Latitude : 36.80 ± 1.1 1/2 Major Axis : 3.6 km
Longitude : 5.19 ± 1.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 3.0 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 84.7 deg
ML : 2.93±0.23 of 4
Location in relation to nearby cities 70 km NNW of SETIF (ALGERIA) (130000 residents)
140 km WNW of CONSTANTINE (ALGERIA) (345000 residents)
192 km E of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
214 km E of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)
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