Inter Press ServiceALGERIA: Another tremor hits northern region https://www.ipsnews.net/2003/05/algeria-another-tremor-hits-northern-region/ News and Views from the Global South Thu, 12 Nov 2026 09:56:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 ALGERIA: Another tremor hits northern region https://www.ipsnews.net/2003/05/algeria-another-tremor-hits-northern-region/ https://www.ipsnews.net/2003/05/algeria-another-tremor-hits-northern-region/#respond Thu, 29 May 2003 12:39:00 +0000 IPS Correspondents http://ipsnews.net/?p=5806

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By IPS Correspondents
ALGIERS, May 29 2003 (IPS)

Another tremor measuring 5.8 on the open-ended Richter scale hit northern Algeria Thursday morning, news reports said.

The Algerian Seismology and Astrology Center said the tremor which struck Zamouri region in Boumerdes province (Wilaya) was stronger than the previous aftershocks that caused wide-spread panic in the region.

Last week, a powerful earthquake measuring 6.7 on the open-ended Richter scale struck the area killing about 2,000, injuring many more and causing wide-scale damage.

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