3.8-Magnitude Quake Shakes Driouch Province

3.8-Magnitude Quake Shakes Driouch Province
Tuesday 20 April 2021 - 09:39

An earthquake with a 3.8-magnitude on the Richter scale was recorded Monday in the province of Driouch, said the National Institute of Geophysics (ING).

The earthquake, whose epicentre is located off the coast of the commune of Bni Marghnine in the province of Driouch, occurred at 22h 15min 40sec (GMT), said the ING National Seismic Monitoring and Alarm Network in a seismic alarm bulletin.

The tremor is 17 km deep, with a latitude of 35.542 °N and a longitude of 3.542°W, the source added.

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