Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 324803
01/02/15 55 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 3.96 Type :eq
Origin time: 20:06:36. 9 ± 0.49
Latitude : 36.41 ± 4.7 1/2 Major Axis : 12.2 km
Longitude : 2.88 ± 3.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 7.8 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 172.5 deg
ML : 4.07±0.26 of 12 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 13 km SSE of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)
42 km SSW of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
227 km W of SETIF (ALGERIA) (130000 residents)
318 km ENE of ORAN (ALGERIA) (491000 residents)