Earthquake of 4.4 degrees off Essaouira

 A telluric shock of 4.4 degrees on the Richter scale was recorded this Friday, April 23 off Essaouira.

The earthquake, whose epicenter is located off Essaouira, occurred at 02h59min24sec (GMT), said the National Seismic Monitoring and Warning Network of the National Institute of Geophysics (ING), in a report. seismic alert bulletin.

Occurring at a depth of 33 km, the tremor occurred at a latitude of 31.807 ° N and a longitude of 10.172 ° W.

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