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3.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Northern Morocco's Nador Province

The National Institute of Geophysics (ING) announced that the province of Nador, in northern Morocco, recorded a seismic shock with a magnitude of 3.0 degrees on the Richter scale.

By Ginette
3.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Northern Morocco's Nador Province

Although very slight, the shock, the epicenter of which is located in the commune of Tiztoutine, occurred at 11:44:49 pm (GMT+1). The National Seismic Monitoring and Alert Network of the ING announced it in a seismic alert bulletin.

The felt shock has a depth of 3.77 km, a latitude of 35.007° N and a longitude of 3.095° W.

The last shock in the region dates back to last month. It had affected the province of Driouch with a shock of 4.0 degrees on the Richter scale.