M 6.8 earthquake – Al Haouz, Morocco
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Local time: Sep 8, 2023 · 23:11 (UTC+1)
StrongShallow · 19 kmPAGER red
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- Magnitude
- 6.8moment magnitude (mww)
- Depth
- 19 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 31.058, -8.38523 km from Amizmiz
- Energy released
- 239 kilotons of TNTabout 16 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- 1,988"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 8.5max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 7M2.5+ within 56 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 2,690USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest within 300 km on record
No earthquake this strong has been recorded this close since our catalog begins in 1900.
How strong was it?
Strong earthquake. It released 239 kilotons of TNT, 501 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
7 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 56 km in the 60 days after.
- 4.9 50 km WSW of Oukaïmedene, Morocco Sep 8, 2023
- 4.2 57 km WSW of Oukaïmedene, Morocco Sep 10, 2023
- 4.0 60 km WSW of Oukaïmedene, Morocco Sep 12, 2023
- 4.2 62 km NE of Taroudant, Morocco Sep 13, 2023
- 4.6 52 km WSW of Oukaïmedene, Morocco Sep 14, 2023
- 4.0 59 km WSW of Oukaïmedene, Morocco Sep 30, 2023
- 4.2 56 km WSW of Oukaïmedene, Morocco Oct 30, 2023
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Morocco.
- 5.9 2 km WNW of Agadir, Morocco Feb 29, 1960
- 5.1 16 km NNW of Kelaat Mgouna, Morocco Aug 28, 1967
- 4.9 50 km WSW of Oukaïmedene, Morocco Sep 8, 2023
- 4.8 65 km N of Taroudant, Morocco Aug 31, 2014
- 4.7 17 km WSW of Essaouira, Morocco Apr 9, 1988
- 4.6 52 km WSW of Oukaïmedene, Morocco Sep 14, 2023
- 4.6 47 km SSE of Zawyat ech Cheïkh, Morocco Aug 5, 2010
- 4.5 43 km WSW of Oukaïmedene, Morocco Sep 3, 2025