| 2010 Algeria earthquake | |
| Local-Time: | 13:29:22 |
| Timestamp: | 2010-05-14 12:29:22 |
| Anss-Url: | usp000hcre |
| Isc-Event: | 14703080 |
| Magnitude: | 5.3 |
| Depth: | 20NaN0 |
| Location: | 35.9°N 4.12°W |
| Type: | Strike-slip |
| Countries Affected: | Algeria |
| Aftershocks: | 5.1 May 16 at 06:52 5.2 May 23 at 13:28 |
| Casualties: | 2 dead, 43 injured |
The 2010 Beni-Ilmane earthquakes began 14 May at 12:29:22 UTC, when a 5.3 strike-slip earthquake occurred in Northern Algeria. With a maximum EMS-98 intensity of VII (Damaging), it was the first in a sequence of three shocks that affected the Bouïra Province over a ten-day period. Two people were killed, forty-three were injured, and some structural damage was reported.
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