Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 326836
23/03/15 31 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.69 Type :eq
Origin time: 01:58:26.24 ± 0.23
Latitude : 36.72 ± 1.8 1/2 Major Axis : 5.0 km
Longitude : 2.81 ± 1.7 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.9 km
Depth: 24. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 153.0 deg
ML : 2.84±0.31 of 10 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 20 km WSW of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
22 km N of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)
239 km WNW of SETIF (ALGERIA) (130000 residents)
316 km S of PALMA DE MALLORCA (SPAIN) (298000 residents)