Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Driouch, Morocco

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Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Driouch, Morocco

The National Institute of Geophysics (ING) reported having recorded, this Saturday, a seismic shock of magnitude 5.5 on the Richter scale.

The epicenter is located off the coast of Driouch, the National Institute of Geophysics (ING) said. This earthquake occurred at 12:20:48 pm (GMT+1), the National Seismic Monitoring and Alert Network of the ING said in a seismic alert bulletin.

The felt shock has a depth of 16 km, a latitude of 35.582°N and a longitude of 3.625°W, the same source added.