4.6 magnitude earthquake hits Algeria

A 4.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the province of Ain Defla (150 km west of Algiers) on Saturday, according to Center for Research in Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Geophysics (CRAAG).

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• The epicenter of the quake was located 16 km northwest Ain Defla, CRAAG said in a statement.
• “It is a weak magnitude earthquake which has caused neither victims nor material casualties,” Djellit Haoum, an executive at CRAAG told the AFP.
• Earlier on January 11, a 3.7 magnitude earthquake hit the area of Larbaa (40 km south of Algiers).
• The epicentre of Saturday’s quake was located 3 km southwest of Larbaa.