Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 377778
15/08/17 50 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 1.06 Type :eq
Origin time: 06:41:36.23 ± 0.23
Latitude : 35.16 ± 1.9 1/2 Major Axis : 4.8 km
Longitude : 4.94 ± 2.1 1/2 Minor Axis : 4.4 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 177.5 deg
ML : 3.90±0.21 of 19 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 120 km SSW of SETIF (ALGERIA) (130000 residents)
205 km SW of CONSTANTINE (ALGERIA) (345000 residents)
243 km SE of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)
248 km SE of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)