Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 381220
16/10/17 46 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.72 Type :eq
Origin time: 02:09:35.14 ± 0.17
Latitude : 36.19 1/2 Major Axis : 3.9 km
Longitude : 1.58 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.0 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 159.9 deg
ML : 3.30±0.34 of 14 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 116 km WSW of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)
145 km WSW of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
199 km ENE of ORAN (ALGERIA) (491000 residents)
217 km ENE of SIDI BEL ABBES (ALGERIA) (113000 residents)