Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 345476
22/02/16 26 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.63 Type :eq
Origin time: 22:58:53.15 ± 0.22
Latitude : 35.94 1/2 Major Axis : 5.5 km
Longitude : 0.34 1/2 Minor Axis : 3.4 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 158.9 deg
ML : 2.83±0.31 of 5 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 84 km ENE of ORAN (ALGERIA) (491000 residents)
112 km NE of SIDI BEL ABBES (ALGERIA) (113000 residents)
218 km SSE of CARTAGENA (SPAIN) (169000 residents)
259 km WSW of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)