Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 326908
24/03/15 19 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 1.15 Type :eq
Origin time: 17:05:00. 4 ± 0.43
Latitude : 35.95 ± 2.9 1/2 Major Axis : 8.5 km
Longitude : 5.29 ± 3.0 1/2 Minor Axis : 4.7 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 144.7 deg
ML : 3.22±0.18 of 10 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 27 km SSW of SETIF (ALGERIA) (130000 residents)
132 km WSW of CONSTANTINE (ALGERIA) (345000 residents)
222 km ESE of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
231 km ESE of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)