Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 342193
28/12/15 19 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.77 Type :eq
Origin time: 13:48:10.86 ± 0.23
Latitude : 36.47 ± 1.8 1/2 Major Axis : 5.0 km
Longitude : 1.56 ± 1.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.7 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 152.0 deg
ML : 2.89±0.36 of 7 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 112 km W of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)
136 km WSW of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
207 km ENE of ORAN (ALGERIA) (491000 residents)
233 km NE of SIDI BEL ABBES (ALGERIA) (113000 residents)