4.6-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Driouch Province

19 June 2021 Printable Version

Rabat - An earthquake with a 4.6-magnitude on the Richter scale was recorded Saturday in the province of Driouch, said the National Institute of Geophysics (ING).

The earthquake, whose epicenter is located in the sea of Alboran, 50 km off the coast of the commune of Oulad Amghar in the province of Driouch, occurred at 04h23min03sec (GMT+1), said the ING National Seismic Monitoring and Alarm Network in a seismic alarm bulletin.

The tremor is 17 km deep, with a latitude of 35.7303 °N and a longitude of 3.608 °W, the source added.