Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 322659
16/12/14 38 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.94 Type :eq
Origin time: 15:02:36.71 ± 0.15
Latitude : 36.45 ± 1.2 1/2 Major Axis : 3.3 km
Longitude : 3.06 ± 1.2 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.3 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 156.1 deg
ML : 3.20±0.31 of 16 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 23 km ESE of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)
36 km S of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
212 km W of SETIF (ALGERIA) (130000 residents)
323 km W of CONSTANTINE (ALGERIA) (345000 residents)