Richter scale

A new tremor measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale jolted the capital Algiers on Sunday.
According to the Algerian Center for Astrophysics and Geophysics, the tremor hit at 2:45 a.m., adding that its epicenter was some nine kilometers west of the city of Bologhine.
Some six people died and another 420 were dealt injuries, described mostly as minor, in the 5.6 magnitude earthquake that shook Algeria's capital and surrounding areas on Friday.