3.7-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Driouch Province

22 June 2021 Printable Version

Rabat - An earthquake with a 3.7-magnitude on the Richter scale was recorded Tuesday in the province of Driouch, said the National Institute of Geophysics (ING).

The earthquake, whose epicenter is located 45 km off the coast of the commune of Oulad Amghar in the province of Driouch, occurred at 07h43min24sec (GMT+1), said the ING National Seismic Monitoring and Alarm Network in a seismic alarm bulletin.

The tremor is 18 km deep, with a latitude of 35.600 °N and a longitude of 3.595 °W, the source added.