The Bejaia quake’s epicentre was 10 kilometres offshore, under the Mediterranean seabed
A quake shook the Algerian port city of Bejaia Saturday hurting 2 individuals, emergency situation solutions stated.
The 5.2 size quake struck soon in the past 11 am (1000 GMT), with its epicentre offshore 10 kilometres (6 miles) under the Mediterranean seabed, according to the United States Geological Study.
2 individuals were hurt in the mostly Berber-speaking city, in the Kabylie area some 240 kilometres (150 miles) eastern of the resources Algiers, emergency situation solutions stated.
In March in 2014, a 6.0 size quake struck northeast of Bejaia without triggering any type of casualties.
Algeria exists near the limit in between the African as well as Eurasian plates as well as experiences constant quakes along its Mediterranean coastline.
