Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 288791
19/12/12 17 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.71 Type :eq
Origin time: 20:26:36.61 ± 0.34
Latitude : 36.40 1/2 Major Axis : 6.9 km
Longitude : 1.65 1/2 Minor Axis : 3.6 km
Depth: 18. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 154.0 deg
ML : 2.90±0.17 of 8
Location in relation to nearby cities 105 km W of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)
130 km WSW of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
212 km ENE of ORAN (ALGERIA) (491000 residents)
235 km NE of SIDI BEL ABBES (ALGERIA) (113000 residents)
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