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M5.1 Earthquake near 25 km N of Ouezzane, Morocco

UTC time: 2025-02-10 22:48:41 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
29.5 km
Source
USGS

25 km N of Ouezzane, Morocco

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M5.1 Earthquake near 25 km N of Ouezzane, Morocco · 2025-02-10 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near 25 km N of Ouezzane, Morocco · 2025-02-10 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near 25 km N of Ouezzane, Morocco on February 10, 2025 at 22:48 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 30 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
af9e5f2d462cbc67aea463df157f0f51a2ce6787
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
29.5 km
UTC time
2025-02-10 22:48:41 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
35.01770, -5.52510

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 29.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 29.5 km
Shallow
29.5 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

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Ouezzane25.1 kmS65'088
Ksar El Kebir34.5 kmW138'262
Tangier87.0 kmN1'035'141

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Sania Ramel AirportMorocco · TTU · GMTN
    66.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Tangier Ibn Battuta AirportMorocco · TNG · GMTT
    87.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-18

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

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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