6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Algerian Coast: US Geological Survey

The USGS said the quake hit 20 kilometres north-east of the city of Bejaia at 1:04 am local time (0004 GMT), at a depth of 10 kilometres.

A shallow 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the Algerian coast on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said. The USGS said the quake hit 20 kilometres north-east of the city of Bejaia at 1:04 am local time (0004 GMT), at a depth of 10 kilometres. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)