The quake, whose epicentre is located in the Zaouiat Sidi Hamza commune, was recorded at 11.03 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 2 km, a 32,498°N latitude and a 4,694°W longitude, the same source added.