Magnitude 4.7 Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Laâyoune, Southern Morocco

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Magnitude 4.7 Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Laâyoune, Southern Morocco

The province of Laâyoune, in southern Morocco, recorded a seismic shock of magnitude 4.7 on the Richter scale on Tuesday.

The epicenter of the shock is located off the coast of the Laâyoune province, according to a bulletin from the National Institute of Geophysics (ING), specifying that this earthquake occurred at 2:45:22 pm (GMT+1).

The felt shock is at a depth of 10 km, at a latitude of 27.325°N and a longitude of 14.080°W, adds the same source.