A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Ain Bessem in Algeria on Monday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:05:47 / 12:05 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005z3f. Id of event: us20005z3f. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 3.4756 East, latitude 36.381 North, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 29/05/16 / 2016-05-29 23:05:47 / May 29, 2016 @ 11:05 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries, Algeria (c. 34 586 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ighram, Azazga, Arhribs (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 57 km (35 miles) from Algiers (c. 1 977 700 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Boumerdas (c. 786 500 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Bab Ezzouar (c. 275 600 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Blida (c. 182 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Médéa (c. 147 700 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Tizi Ouzou (c. 144 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 20 km WNW of Ain Bessem, Algeria.
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