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5.5-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Algeria

So far, there have been no official reports about any casualties, and authorities have not issued a tsunami warning. 19.03.2022, Sputnik International

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According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit northern Algeria, with an epicentre located 22 kilometres from Chelghoum Laïd at a depth of 10 kilometres.The quake comes just a day after a tremor of the same magnitude was registered in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Iwate.

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5.5-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Algeria

10:10 GMT 19.03.2022 (Updated: 11:38 GMT 23.11.2022)

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So far, there have been no official reports about any casualties, and authorities have not issued a tsunami warning.

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit northern Algeria, with an epicentre located 22 kilometres from Chelghoum Laïd at a depth of 10 kilometres.

#Earthquake (#زلزال) possibly felt 24 sec ago in #Algeria. Felt it? Tell us via:
📱https://t.co/LBaVNedgF9
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⚠ Automatic crowdsourced detection, not seismically verified yet. More info soon! pic.twitter.com/keR7sXKi5z
— EMSC (@LastQuake) March 19, 2022

The quake comes just a day after a tremor of the same magnitude was registered in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Iwate.