Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 5007043
15/08/18 9 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.96 Type :eq
Origin time: 20:21:43.64 ± 0.77
Latitude : 36.56 ± 6.1 1/2 Major Axis : 16.2 km
Longitude : 5.32 ± 3.9 1/2 Minor Axis : 8.1 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 173.0 deg
ML : 2.71±0.45 of 4 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 42 km N of SETIF (ALGERIA) (130000 residents)
123 km W of CONSTANTINE (ALGERIA) (345000 residents)
205 km E of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
216 km WSW of ANNABA (ALGERIA) (240000 residents)