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Magnitude 5.8 NORTHERN ALGERIA

2003 May 27 17:11:29 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

	Magnitude	5.8
	Date-Time	Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at 17:11:29 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at 06:11:29 PM local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
	Location	36.88N 3.65E
	Depth	10.0 kilometers
	Region	NORTHERN ALGERIA
	Reference	60 km (35 miles) E of ALGIERS, Algeria 85 km (55 miles) ENE of Blida, Algeria 175 km (110 miles) WNW of Setif, Algeria 220 km (140 miles) ENE of Ech-Cheliff, Algeria
	Location Quality	Error estimate: horizontal +/- 10.5 km; depth fixed by location program
	Location Quality Parameters	Nst=149, Nph=149, Dmin=578.9 km, Rmss=1.11 sec, Erho=10.5 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=81.5 degrees
	Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
	Remarks	At least nine people killed, 180 injured and additional damage in the Reghaia-Zemmouri area.

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