Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Essaouira, Morocco

This tremor, which occurred early in the morning at 1:59 a.m. (local time), was located at an intermediate depth of 80 km, the EMSC specifies. According to the center, the cities near the epicenter where the earthquake could have been felt as very slight tremors include Essaouira (70,600 inhabitants) located 51 km from the epicenter.

However, the exact magnitude, epicenter and depth of the earthquake could be revised in the next few hours or minutes, as seismologists examine the data and refine their calculations, or when other agencies publish their report, it is indicated.