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Magnitude 3.5 Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Morocco’s Al Hoceima Province

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Magnitude 3.5 Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Morocco's Al Hoceima Province

The earth trembled in the province of Al Hoceima in the afternoon of this Wednesday, December 22, where a seismic shock of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale was recorded.

Another earthquake in Al Hoceima. An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 was felt off the coast of this province, reports the National Institute of Geophysics (ING). This shock, the epicenter of which is located in the commune of Ait Kamra, occurred at 2:15:09 p.m. (GMT+1), according to the National Seismic Monitoring and Alert Network of the ING in a seismic alert bulletin.

The felt shock is at a depth of 8 km, at a latitude of 35.138°N and a longitude of 3.891°W, adds the same source.

Category: Morocco
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Al Hoceima Earthquake National Institute of Geophysics

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