3.5-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Driouch Province

A 3.5-magnitude quake on the Richter scale was recorded, on Saturday evening, in the province of Driouch, said the National Institute of Geophysics (ING).

The earthquake, whose epicenter is located off the commune of Boudinar, in the province of Driouch, occurred at 9:33:12 p.m. (GMT), said the ING National Seismic Monitoring and Warning Network in a seismic alert bulletin.

Occurring at a depth of 24 km, the tremor took place at a latitude of 35.495 °N and a longitude of 3.548 °W, added the same source.