Second quake with -4.4 magnitude recorded off Al Hoceima province

Second quake with -4.4 magnitude recorded off Al Hoceima province
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Sunday 8 January 2023 - 14:01

A second magnitude-4.4 earthquake was recorded on Saturday afternoon off the Al Hoceima province, the National Institute of Geophysics (ING) announced.

The tremor, whose epicenter is located in the town of Nekkour, occurred at 14H28min 58sec (GMT+1), said the National Network of Monitoring and Seismic Alert, under the ING, in a seismic alert bulletin.

At a depth of 24 km, the tremor occurred at a latitude of 34.999°N and a longitude of 3.894°W, the same source said.

A first magnitude-5.3 earthquake was recorded on Saturday morning in the same town.

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