A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Al Hoceïma in Morocco. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -3.6174 West, latitude 35.4614 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/08/24 / 2024-08-13 22:51:37 / August 13, 2024 @ 10:51 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000npvz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000npvz. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 22:51:37 / 10:51 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Spain (c. 46 506 000 pop), Morocco (c. 31 627 000 pop). Event epicenter was 37 km (23 miles) from Al Hoceïma (c. 395 600 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Nador (c. 129 300 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Melilla (c. 73 500 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Tirhanimîne (c. 55 800 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Imzoûrene (c. 26 700 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Nador, Melilla, Imzoûrene.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 37 km NE of Al Hoceïma, Morocco.
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