Magnitude 2.5 Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Al Hoceima, Morocco

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Magnitude 2.5 Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Al Hoceima, Morocco

The earth trembled in the province of Al Hoceima in the afternoon of Sunday, December 19, where a seismic shock of 2.5 degrees on the Richter scale was recorded.

New earthquake in Al Hoceima. An earthquake of magnitude 2.5 degrees was felt off the coast of this province, according to the National Institute of Geophysics (ING). This seismic shock occurred at 2:25:08 PM (GMT+1), according to the National Seismic Monitoring and Alert Network of the ING in a seismic alert bulletin.

The felt shock had a depth of 16 km, a latitude of 35.196°N and a longitude of 3.924°W, the same source added.