Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 359376
08/09/16 42 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.71 Type :eq
Origin time: 01:42:47.79 ± 0.32
Latitude : 36.52 ± 2.4 1/2 Major Axis : 6.5 km
Longitude : 2.92 ± 1.9 1/2 Minor Axis : 3.3 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 155.3 deg
ML : 2.97±0.37 of 18 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 9 km E of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)
30 km SSW of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
225 km W of SETIF (ALGERIA) (130000 residents)
325 km ENE of ORAN (ALGERIA) (491000 residents)