Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 331096
31/05/15 6 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.31 Type :eq
Origin time: 23:14:14.73 ± 0.20
Latitude : 36.49 ± 1.7 1/2 Major Axis : 4.5 km
Longitude : 2.79 ± 1.1 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.3 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 170.7 deg
ML : 2.47±0.15 of 4 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km SW of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)
38 km SW of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
236 km W of SETIF (ALGERIA) (130000 residents)
313 km ENE of ORAN (ALGERIA) (491000 residents)