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M2.8 Earthquake near MOROCCO (Morocco)

UTC time: 2025-08-18 09:24:23 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.8 earthquake was recorded near MOROCCO (Morocco) on August 18, 2025 at 09:24 UTC. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
a9839152f3c4115d21a3fc73c6491d7a82d47dfb
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-18 09:24:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Morocco
City
Nekkour nkwr
Source
emsc
Coordinates
34.97090, -3.87970
Temperature
38.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 0 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 0 km
Shallow
0 km
0 km — shallower than the regional average (19.3 km)
Regional average: 19.3 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

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Airports

  • Cherif Al Idrissi AirportMorocco · AHU · GMTA
    23.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Morocco

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 68 Catalogue entries

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