Earth tremors update: Latest - Aïn Benian, Alger

[Al-khiyal]

ALGIERS, May 8 (KUNA) -- An earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale shook west of Algiers on Tuesday, according to a statement from the Algerian Science, Physics, Geophysics and Space Center.

The statement said the earthquake hit Al-Madya province, 110 kilometers west of the Algerian capital, adding that no casualties or damage were reported.

M7.4 earthquake hits west of Algerian capital

[sakuracat]

ALGIERS, May 8 (KUNA) -- An earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale shook west of Algiers on Tuesday, according to a statement from the Algerian Science, Physics, Geophysics and Space Center.

The statement said the earthquake hit Al-Madya province, 110 kilometers west of the Algerian capital, adding that no casualties or damage were reported.

M7.4 earthquake hits west of Algerian capital

How unfortunate !!

I can't think that this earthquake is other people's affairs.
Even in Japan, we encounter like this earthquake , sometimes.
We are afraid earthquake and TSUNAMI.
However, The only consolation is that nobody was killed in this time.

[Al-khiyal]

This article, if correct, suggests that the earthquake was considerably less strong than the initial report indicated:

May 9, 2007 -- An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale occurred on Tuesday in the Madiya region, about 100 kms to the south of Algerian capital, causing no human or material damages, Algerian disaster and emergency services was quoted as saying by the Algerian News Agency on Tuesday.

The earthquake occurred around 07:56 local time Tuesday morning in the region's mountainous zone, according to the services.

Algeria, which is located on the junction of African and Euro-Asian plates, is a highly active seismic-prone country.

An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale hit Algeria in May 2003, causing some 2,300 deaths and injuring more than 11,000 people. The material damages were estimated at 5 billion U.S. dollars.

No human casualties in Algerian earthquake

[Bent_Bladi]

alhamdulilah... wow - a 7.4 to a 4.7 .........

[Cheba_Mami]

4.7 is bad but good, i mean its better than total destruction. all earthquakes are sad news

it's not your schoolmark i hope that will be at least 7.4

[Bent_Bladi]

hehe, nope that was a 91.7 --- a big one!!

[Cheba_Mami]

i knew you were like me