A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Jijel in Algeria. Global time and date of event 13/07/19 / 2019-07-13 09:56:35 / July 13, 2019 @ 9:56 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 5.7752° East, latitude 37.1324° North, depth = 10 km. Unique identifier: us70004jiv. Ids that are associated to the event: us70004jiv. The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:56:35 / 9:56 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred 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).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Algeria (c. 34 586 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 74 km (46 miles) from Bejaïa (c. 164 100 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Jijel (c. 148 000 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Mila (c. 68 800 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Kerkera (c. 46 700 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Rouached (c. 40 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from BABOR – VILLE (c. 33 000 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Tamalous (c. 32 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was el hed, Feraoun, El Kseur.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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: 34 km N of Jijel, Algeria.
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