Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA ORID : 288646
18/12/12 14 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.37 Type :eq
Origin time: 15:28:39.73 ± 0.26
Latitude : 37.65 ± 2.0 1/2 Major Axis : 5.4 km
Longitude : 4.97 ± 1.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.8 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 167.5 deg
ML : 2.80±0.16 of 7
Location in relation to nearby cities 167 km NNW of SETIF (ALGERIA) (130000 residents)
197 km ENE of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
207 km NW of CONSTANTINE (ALGERIA) (345000 residents)
229 km NE of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)