Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 347327
24/03/16 84 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.82 Type :eq
Origin time: 08:06:18.85 ± 0.26
Latitude : 36.21 ± 2.1 1/2 Major Axis : 5.8 km
Longitude : 3.50 ± 1.7 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.6 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 152.8 deg
ML : 3.80±0.28 of 19 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 70 km ESE of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)
75 km SE of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
170 km W of SETIF (ALGERIA) (130000 residents)
285 km W of CONSTANTINE (ALGERIA) (345000 residents)