Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 283379
15/09/12 36 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.72 Type :eq
Origin time: 15:05:27.68 ± 0.24
Latitude : 36.61 1/2 Major Axis : 4.8 km
Longitude : 4.43 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.6 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 145.7 deg
ML : 3.23±0.19 of 15
Location in relation to nearby cities 99 km WNW of SETIF (ALGERIA) (130000 residents)
126 km E of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
144 km E of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)
202 km W of CONSTANTINE (ALGERIA) (345000 residents)