The earthquake, whose epicenter is located off the province of Driouch, occurred at 12:40:53 p.m. (GMT), said the ING National Seismic Monitoring and Warning Network in a seismic alert bulletin.
Occurring at a depth of 15 km, the tremor took place at a latitude of 35.429 °N and a longitude of 3.552 °W, added the same source.