The United States Geological Survey
recorded a Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake at a depth of about 66.9 km, roughly 31 km to the west of the town of Targuist in Al Hoceïma Province, northern
Morocco, at about 5.35 am local time (about 4.35 am
GMT) on Saturday 16 February 2019. There are no reports of any damage or casualties associated with this event, but it may have been felt locally.
The approximate location of the 30 January 2019 Figuig Province Earthquake. Centre Seismologique Euro-Méditeranéen.
Morocco lies on the northernmost part of the African Plate, while Spain
to the north is part of Eurasia. Africa is pushing into Europe from the
south, which causes Earthquakes around the Mediterranean Basin. These
are most common in southeast Europe, but those in northwest Africa,
while less frequent, are often larger and more deadly.
Witness
accounts of Earthquakes can help geologists to understand these events,
and the structures that cause them. The international non-profit
organisation Earthquake Report is interested in hearing from people who may have felt this event; if you felt this quake then you can report it to Earthquake Report here.
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