== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==



Region: NORTHERN ALGERIA
Geographic coordinates: 35.926N, 0.563W
Magnitude: 5.6 Mb
Depth: 10 km
Universal Time (UTC): 6 Jun 2008 20:02:58
Time near the Epicenter: 6 Jun 2008 21:02:58
Local standard time in your area: 7 Jun 2008 03:02:58

Location with respect to nearby cities:
21 km (13 miles) NNE (18 degrees) of Oran, Algeria
76 km (47 miles) N (6 degrees) of Sidi-bel-Abbes, Algeria
136 km (85 miles) NNE (31 degrees) of Tlemcen, Algeria
335 km (208 miles) WSW (254 degrees) of ALGIERS, Algeria


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2008sya1

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008sya1.php
or
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey
http://neic.usgs.gov