An earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale hit the state of Touggourt in southeast Algeria. The Algiers Research Center for Astronomy, Astrophysics and Geophysics said in a statement today that the quake occurred 33 km southwest of Tokur province. no incident reported yet Injury or property damage from earthquake.
It is noteworthy that Algeria is hit by earthquakes and earthquakes from time to time, the strongest of which was the earthquake that rocked the northern province of Boumerdes in May 2003 with a magnitude of 6.8 degrees, killing 2,277 people, as well as causing material loss and massive destruction in the region.