A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Boudinar in Morocco. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/03/16 / 2016-03-12 15:04:04 / March 12, 2016 @ 3:04 pm. Exact location, longitude -3.5544° West, latitude 35.579° North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 15:04:04 / 3:04 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10004x0u. Event ids that are associated: us10004x0u.
Epicenter of the event was 50 km (31 miles) from Al Hoceïma (c. 395 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Nador (c. 129 300 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Melilla (c. 73 500 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Tirhanimîne (c. 55 800 pop), 103 km (64 miles) from Zaïo (c. 30 000 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Imzoûrene (c. 26 700 pop). Close country/countries, Spain (c. 46 506 000 pop), Morocco (c. 31 627 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Zaïo, Nador, Melilla (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 47 km N of Boudinar, Morocco.
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