Two quakes of magnitudes 4.3 and 4.7 hit Driouch province

Two earthquakes of magnitudes 4.3 and 4.7 on the Richter scale struck the province of Driouch on Thursday, said the National Institute for Geophysics (ING).

The first earthquake shook the area at 3h52min52sec a.m. (GMT+1), the National Earthquake Surveillance and Alert Network, under the said institute, pointed out in an alert bulletin.

Occurring at a depth of 14 km, the quake, whose epicenter is located in the commune of Trouggout, took place at a latitude of 35,136 °N and longitude of 3,815 °W, according to the same source.

The second earthquake hit at 3h57min41sec a.m., the source said, adding that it occurred at a depth of 11 km.

Its epicenter is located in the commune of Ijermaouas, the source pointed out, adding that it took place at a latitude of 35,103 °N and longitude of 3,826 °W.