Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 358017
23/08/16 25 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.97 Type :eq
Origin time: 13:33:08.79 ± 0.35
Latitude : 35.96 ± 2.7 1/2 Major Axis : 7.4 km
Longitude : 2.14 ± 2.0 1/2 Minor Axis : 3.6 km
Depth: 30. Azimuth mj Axis : 159.2 deg
ML : 3.17±0.27 of 10 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 86 km SW of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)
120 km SW of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
245 km E of ORAN (ALGERIA) (491000 residents)
252 km ENE of SIDI BEL ABBES (ALGERIA) (113000 residents)