Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 311625
20/03/14 51 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.88 Type :eq
Origin time: 23:27:36.68 ± 0.12
Latitude : 35.76 ± 1.0 1/2 Major Axis : 2.7 km
Longitude : -0.39 ± 0.9 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.8 km
Depth: 15. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 163.5 deg
ML : 3.53±0.30 of 18 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 15 km ENE of ORAN (ALGERIA) (491000 residents)
65 km N of SIDI BEL ABBES (ALGERIA) (113000 residents)
177 km NE of OUJDA (MOROCCO) (261000 residents)
327 km WSW of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)