Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 350806
16/05/16 63 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 1.19 Type :eq
Origin time: 20:07:41.74 ± 0.33
Latitude : 36.60 ± 2.5 1/2 Major Axis : 7.3 km
Longitude : 3.03 ± 2.3 1/2 Minor Axis : 3.5 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 149.1 deg
ML : 3.33±0.23 of 21 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 19 km S of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
21 km ENE of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)
217 km WNW of SETIF (ALGERIA) (130000 residents)
326 km W of CONSTANTINE (ALGERIA) (345000 residents)