Seismic Jolt: Earthquake Shakes Algeria's Tebessa Province | Science-Environment
- A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck northeastern Algeria's Tebessa Province at 8:11 PM local time, with its epicenter located around 10 kilometers southeast of Negrine, reported CRAAG.
- CRAAG also noted a magnitude 4.7 aftershock recorded shortly after the main quake, with its epicenter 26 kilometers southeast of Negrine.
- Algeria’s Civil Protection Department stated that no casualties or material damage had been reported so far, and assessment operations are underway in the affected area.
- The quake was felt in several neighboring areas, including Khenchela, Souk Ahras, and El Oued, as per reports from CRAAG.
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Algeria’s seismic center says no casualties or damage reported so far after quake rattles Tebessa province - Anadolu Ajansı
5.8-magnitude quake shakes E. Algeria
5.8-magnitude quake shakes E. Algeria
ALGIERS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck Tebessa Province, in eastern Algeria, at 20:11 local time (1911 GMT) on Sunday, the Research Center in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Geophysics (CRAAG) reported.
Shafaq News- Algeria Algerian media reported, on Sunday evening, that an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck the city of Tebessa, northeast of the country. The Research Center for Astronomy, Astrophysics and Geophysics indicated that the epicenter of the earthquake was located 10 km southeast of the town of Negrin. The center added that an aftershock measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale was later recorded 26 km southeast of Negrin…
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