Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ALGERIA ORID : 5008404
23/09/18 16 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 1.01 Type :eq
Origin time: 06:44:50.61 ± 0.43
Latitude : 36.59 ± 3.2 1/2 Major Axis : 9.1 km
Longitude : 1.48 ± 2.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 4.5 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 152.6 deg
ML : 2.88±0.31 of 6 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 120 km W of BLIDA (ALGERIA) (139000 residents)
140 km W of ALGIERS (ALGERIA, Capitale) (1524000 residents)
208 km ENE of ORAN (ALGERIA) (491000 residents)
237 km NE of SIDI BEL ABBES (ALGERIA) (113000 residents)