{"id":41761,"date":"2025-12-30T19:43:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T18:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=41761"},"modified":"2025-12-30T19:43:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T18:43:14","slug":"earthquake-shakes-medea-province-in-algeria-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=41761","title":{"rendered":"Earthquake Shakes Medea Province in Algeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Medea, Algeria<\/strong> &#8211; A moderate earthquake struck Medea province this morning, according to the Algerian Center for Research in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Geophysics (CRAAG). The seismic event, registering a magnitude of 3.1 on the Richter scale, occurred at 11:51 AM local time.<\/p>\n<p>The epicenter of the earthquake was located approximately 8 kilometers east of Mihoub, a town within the province. While the tremor was felt across the region, initial reports suggest there have been no immediate reports of significant damage or injuries.<\/p>\n<p><em>DZWatch<\/em> will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as more information becomes available. Residents are advised to remain vigilant and follow any guidance issued by local authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Earthquakes of this magnitude are relatively common in Algeria, which lies in a seismically active region. While often minor, they serve as a reminder of the country&#8217;s vulnerability to seismic activity.<\/p>\n<p>The CRAAG continues to monitor seismic activity throughout Algeria and provides vital information to the public and government agencies. This information is crucial for preparedness and mitigation efforts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=183\">More Science articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medea, Algeria &#8211; A moderate earthquake struck Medea province this morning, according to the Algerian Center for Research in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Geophysics (CRAAG). The seismic event, registering a magnitude of 3.1 on the Richter scale, occurred at 11:51 AM local time&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41761"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41763,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41761\/revisions\/41763"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/41762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}