Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 324807
01/02/15 27 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.85 Type :eq
Origin time: 23:38:30.40 ± 0.30
Latitude : 36.76 ± 2.5 1/2 Major Axis : 6.9 km
Longitude : 2.61 ± 2.0 1/2 Minor Axis : 3.0 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 153.1 deg
ML : 3.09±0.42 of 9 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 32 km NW of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)
37 km W of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
258 km WNW of SETIF (ALGERIA) (130000 residents)
307 km ENE of ORAN (ALGERIA) (491000 residents)