Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 272722
29/03/12 28 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.92 Type :eq
Origin time: 23:44:30.58 ± 0.31
Latitude : 36.29 ± 2.5 1/2 Major Axis : 6.8 km
Longitude : 1.50 ± 1.9 1/2 Minor Axis : 3.0 km
Depth: 25. Azimuth mj Axis : 156.4 deg
ML : 3.11±0.16 of 4
Location in relation to nearby cities 120 km WSW of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)
147 km WSW of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
195 km ENE of ORAN (ALGERIA) (491000 residents)
217 km NE of SIDI BEL ABBES (ALGERIA) (113000 residents)