The quake, whose epicentre is located in the Ait Mimoune commune, was recorded at 12.11 p.m. (GMT+1), the National Earthquake Surveillance and Alert Network, under the said institute, noted in a seismic alert bulletin.
The quake occurred at a depth of 14 km, a 33.676°N latitude and a 6.003°W longitude, the same source added.