4.8-magnitude quake rocks west Algeria

ALGIERS (AFP) - An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the open-ended Richter scale hit the Ain Defla region, about 150 kilometers west of Algiers, Monday, seismologists said.

The epicenter was located about 11 kilometers (seven miles) northeast of the town of El Abadia in the region, the Algerian geological service CRAAG said.

There were no immediate reports of causalities or property damage.