A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) strikes 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Al Hoceima in Morocco on Saturday. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:17:11 / 3:17 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us10004x0y. Event ids that are associated: us10004x0y. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 12/03/16 / 2016-03-12 15:17:11 / March 12, 2016 @ 3:17 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -3.6007° West, 35.6249° North, depth 10 km.
Epicenter of the event was 51 km (32 miles) from Al Hoceïma (c. 395 600 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Nador (c. 129 300 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Melilla (c. 73 500 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Tirhanimîne (c. 55 800 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Imzoûrene (c. 26 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nador, Melilla, Imzoûrene (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Spain (c. 46 506 000 pop), Morocco (c. 31 627 000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 51 km NE of Al Hoceima, Morocco.
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