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4.8-magnitude quake rocks west Algeria

4.8-magnitude quake rocks west Algeria AFP/DDP/File – A seismograph reading. An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the open-ended Richter scale has hit the Ain Defla …

ALGIERS (AFP) – An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the open-ended Richter scale hit the Ain Defla region, about 150 kilometres west of Algiers, Monday, seismologists said.

The epicentre was located about 11 kilometres (seven miles) northeast of the town of El Abadia in the region, the Algerian geological service CRAAG said.

There were no immediate reports of casualities or property damage.