Earthquake hits north-eastern states of Algeria

ALGERIA, April 01 (YPA) – A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck several northeastern states in Algeria on Thursday evening.

Residents in the state of Constantine said to “Yemen Press Agency” that an earthquake measuring 4.8 magnitude hit the state and the states of Souk Ahras, Guelma, and Umm Al-Bouaghi.

This comes days after the state of Annaba and Skikda in northeastern Algeria was hit on March 18 by an earthquake of 4.5 magnitude on the Richter scale.

YPA