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  • Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake Strikes Northern Morocco’s Driouch Region
    17 January 2019, by Said

    A slight earthquake of a magnitude of 4.2 on the Richter scale occurred on Thursday, January 17 in the Driouch region, in northern Morocco.
    According to the National Institute of Geophysics (ING), the epicenter of this tremor was located in the commune of Tazaghine at 11:56:12 (GMT+1).
    The felt shock, at a depth of 14 km, was recorded at a latitude of 35.202°N and a longitude of 3.481°W, the same source indicates.
    The last seismic shock experienced by the city dates back to late December.

  • Minor 2.0 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Morocco’s Driouch Province
    15 March 2020, by Bladi.net

    The province of Driouch recorded a slight seismic shock, with a magnitude of 2.0 on the Richter scale, on Sunday, according to the National Institute of Geophysics (ING).
    According to a bulletin from the ING’s National Seismic Monitoring and Alert Network, the earthquake occurred at 4:22 p.m. Moroccan time, with its epicenter in the commune of M’hajer.
    The felt shock had a depth of 11 km, a latitude of 35.160°N and a longitude of 3.520°W.

  • Minor 2.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Northern Morocco
    25 April 2020, by Bladi.net

    A slight seismic shock was felt on Thursday in the province of Driouch, according to the National Institute of Geophysics (ING).
    According to the National Institute of Geophysics (ING), it was a seismic shock with a magnitude of 2.1 on the Richter scale. The ING reports that the shock occurred at 7:09:54 PM (GMT).
    In a seismic alert bulletin, the National Seismic Monitoring and Alert Network of the ING specified that the epicenter of the shock was located off the coast of Bni Marghnine. (…)

  • Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake Strikes Driouch, Morocco’s Third in Two Weeks
    21 May 2021, by Sylvanus

    The National Institute of Geophysics (ING) announced that it recorded a seismic shock on Friday with a magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale in the province of Driouch. This is the third in the space of two weeks.
    New earthquake in Driouch. The epicenter of the shock occurred at 12:10:54 pm (GMT+1), and is located off the coast of the province of Driouch, according to the National Seismic Monitoring and Alert Network of the National Institute of Geophysics (ING), in a seismic alert (…)

  • Morocco’s Driouch Province Hit by Two 4.3+ Magnitude Earthquakes, Fifth in Two Weeks
    23 May 2021, by Sylvanus

    The National Institute of Geophysics (ING) announced that two seismic shocks of magnitude 4.3 and 4.4 on the Richter scale shook Driouch this Sunday. In total, five earthquakes were recorded in the space of two weeks in the province.
    The wake-up call was once again disturbed for the residents of Driouch. Two new earthquakes were recorded in the province. The shocks, whose epicenter is located off the coast of the province of Driouch, occurred respectively at 07:18:39 and 07:42:39 (GMT+1), (…)

  • Morocco Arrests 3 Suspected ISIS Members, Seizes Weapons and Bomb-Making Materials
    8 January 2019, by Said

    Three individuals suspected of links with the terrorist group Daesh were arrested this morning in northern Morocco. They were planning terrorist operations in the Kingdom.
    During the searches carried out this morning by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ), electronic devices, bladed weapons including swords, a machete, a hatchet and a spear, as well as two shotguns, ammunition, military uniforms, sketches of firearms and manuscripts praising the extremist ideology were (…)

  • Morocco Dismantles ISIS-Linked Terror Cell, Arrests Three in Northern Region
    8 January 2019, by Said

    The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) has just announced the dismantling of a new terrorist cell in northern Morocco.
    Composed of three individuals, the terrorist cell was active in Nador and Driouch, the Ministry of the Interior said, specifying that the preliminary investigation reveals that the members of this cell, supporters of "Daesh", aged between 18 and 31 years old, were planning terrorist operations in the Kingdom, after acquiring skills in the manufacture of (…)

  • Magnitude 4.0 Earthquake Strikes Morocco’s Driouch Province
    6 December 2019, by Ginette

    The province of Driouch has just been hit by a seismic shock. With a magnitude of 4.0 on the Richter scale, it was recorded on Thursday, according to the National Institute of Geophysics (ING).
    It was at 12:27:21 GMT+1 that the shock, whose epicenter is located in the commune of Talilit, occurred. The National Seismic Monitoring and Alert Network of the ING provided the details in a seismic alert bulletin.
    The felt shock is at a depth of 16 km, at a latitude of 35.167°N and a longitude (…)

  • Magnitude 4.0 Earthquake Strikes Off Morocco’s Mediterranean Coast
    14 May 2021, by Sylvanus

    The epicenter of the shock is located off the coast of the province of Driouch, the National Institute of Geophysics (ING) said. This earthquake occurred at 06:54:56 (GMT), according to the National Seismic Monitoring and Alert Network of the ING in a seismic alert bulletin.
    The felt shock has a depth of 6 km, a latitude of 35.627°N and a longitude of 3.563°W, the same source adds.

  • Magnitude 4.0 Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Driouch, Morocco
    28 May 2021, by Sylvanus

    Thursday evening, May 27, was eventful in Driouch. A new shock was recorded in the province. The shock, the epicenter of which is located off the coast of the province of Driouch, occurred at 11:55:42 p.m. (GMT+1), specified the National Seismic Monitoring and Alert Network of the ING in a seismic alert bulletin.
    The felt shock has a depth of 17 km, a latitude of 35.533°N and a longitude of 3.515°W.