Significant magnitude 5.1 quake hits 28 km north of Béjaïa, Algeria in the morning
5.1 quake 19 Mar 9:59 am (GMT +0)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 occurred in the morning on Saturday, March 19th, 2022, at 9:59 am local time near Béjaïa, Bejaia, Algeria, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from Spain's Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.5. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.1, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 5.5.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Béjaïa (pop. 164,100) located 28 km from the epicenter, and El Kseur (pop. 26,100) 43 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Colmar (pop. 25,800) located 45 km from the epicenter, el hed (pop. 31,900) 50 km away, Barbacha (pop. 32,000) 51 km away, Azazga (pop. 40,600) 72 km away, Metz (pop. 66,700) 80 km away, and Setif (pop. 288,500) 95 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Mar 19, 2022 9:59 am (GMT +0) local time (19 Mar 2022 09:59 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 37.01°N / 5.11°E (Western Mediterranean, Algeria)
Primary data source: GFZ
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