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2016 Alboran Sea earthquake information


2016 Alboran Sea earthquake
2016 Alboran Sea earthquake is located in Morocco
2016 Alboran Sea earthquake
2016 Alboran Sea earthquake is located in Spain
2016 Alboran Sea earthquake
UTC time2016-01-25 04:22:02
ISC event608278395
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date25 January 2016 (2016-01-25)
Magnitude6.3–6.4 Mw
6.3 Ms[1]
Depth12 km (7.5 mi)
Epicenter35°38′56″N 3°40′55″W / 35.649°N 3.682°W / 35.649; -3.682
TypeStrike-slip
Areas affectedMorocco & Spain
Max. intensityMMI VI (Strong)[2]
ForeshocksOne recorded
Aftershocks>2350 recorded from 25 Jan to 13 May
Casualties1 dead, ~30 injured

The 2016 Alboran Sea earthquake struck offshore, north northeast of Al Hoceïma, Morocco in the Strait of Gibraltar on 25 January at 04:22:02 UTC, or roughly 05:22:02 West Africa Time. At its strongest in the Alboran Sea, the earthquake measured 6.3–6.4 on the moment magnitude scale (Mw ) at a shallow hypocenter depth of 12 km (7.5 mi).[3][1] Assigned a maximum Modified Mercalli scale intensity of VI (Strong),[2] the earthquake caused one fatality, injuries to at least 30 persons, and moderate damage in Morocco and Spain.

  1. ^ a b GCMT. "Global CMT Catalog Search". globalcmt.org. Global Centroid Moment Tensor. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey (25 January 2016). "M 6.3 – 49 km NNE of Al Hoceïma, Morocco". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS–ANSS. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  3. ^ EMSC (25 January 2016). "M 6.3 – STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR – 2016-01-25 04:22:02 UTC". emsc-csem.org. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

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