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Magnitude 3.6 Earthquake Shakes Northern Morocco's Al Hoceima Region

Al Hoceima and its region were hit on Friday evening by a slight earthquake. This mini-quake was also felt in several cities in northern Morocco.

By Said A.
Magnitude 3.6 Earthquake Shakes Northern Morocco's Al Hoceima Region

According to the National Institute of Geophysics (ING), the shock with a magnitude of 3.6 on the Richter scale occurred exactly at 7:18:09 PM (GMT+1) in the commune of Tifarouine.

The felt shock had a depth of 18 km, a latitude of 35.089°N and a longitude of 3.875°W, it is further specified.

The last earthquake in Morocco occurred on September 22 in Rissana Janoubia, in the Larache region.