Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 351501
29/05/16 70 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.96 Type :eq
Origin time: 05:23:12.65 ± 0.31
Latitude : 36.25 ± 2.3 1/2 Major Axis : 6.8 km
Longitude : 3.59 ± 2.2 1/2 Minor Axis : 3.5 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 148.8 deg
ML : 3.90±0.27 of 28 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 75 km ESE of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)
76 km SE of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
162 km W of SETIF (ALGERIA) (130000 residents)
276 km W of CONSTANTINE (ALGERIA) (345000 residents)