An earthquake southeast of the town of Beni Mellal
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press. Rabat
The online earthquake tracking service showed that an earthquake measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale was recorded this morning, Thursday, January 2, 2025, southeast of the town of Beni Mellal.
According to the site, the earthquake was recorded at 11:38 a.m. local time, and its epicenter was located 11 kilometers southeast of the town of Beni Mellal.
The same source indicated that the depth of the earthquake reached 15 kilometers, emphasizing that some people near the epicenter felt this earthquake.
The director of the National Institute of Geophysics, Nasser Jabour, explained in a previous statement to the newspaper “La Voix du Maroc” that this phenomenon is known as “late aftershocks”, which can extend up to two years from the date of origin. earthquake, in reference to the devastating earthquake that struck the High Atlas region on September 8, 2023.
Jabour stressed that seismic activity in the region is experiencing a continuous decline, but the occurrence of aftershocks remains normal, reflecting the continued decline of seismic activity in general.
