Minor earthquake hits Northern Morocco with no damage reported

A minor earthquake measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale was recorded Monday evening in the commune of Asjen in Ouezzane province, according to Morocco’s National Institute of Geophysics.

Nasser Jabour, director of the institute, told Hespress that the tremor occurred at around 7:30 p.m. local time and caused no material damage or injuries.

Jabour said some international seismic monitoring applications had reported the quake as occurring in the Oulad Ouich area near the city of Ksar El Kebir. He described those reports as inaccurate, noting that such platforms rely on distant monitoring networks.

He stressed that Morocco operates a modern and highly accurate national seismic monitoring network, particularly in areas with known seismic activity. That system, he said, made it possible to precisely identify the quake’s actual epicenter in the Asjen commune.

Authorities continue to monitor seismic activity but said there is no cause for concern following the tremor.