List of earthquakes in Morocco

This is a list of significant earthquakes that either had their epicentre in Morocco or had a significant impact in the country.

Seismicity in Morocco Northern Morocco lies close to the boundary between the African and Eurasian plates, the Azores–Gibraltar transform fault. This zone of right-lateral strike-slip becomes transpressional at its eastern end, with the development of large thrust faults. To the east of the Strait of Gibraltar, in the Alboran Sea, the boundary becomes collisional in type. Most of the seismicity in Morocco is related to movement on that plate boundary, with the greatest seismic hazard in the north of the country, close to the boundary.

Earthquakes Date Region MMI Deaths Injuries Note Ref2023-09-08Marrakesh-SafiIX6.8 2,9605,674Extreme damage2019-11-17Drâa-TafilaletVI5.0 2016-01-25Al HoceimaVI6.3 115Moderate damage2007-02-12Portugal, MoroccoVI6.0 Minor damage2004-02-24Al HoceimaIX6.3 628–631926Severe damage1994-05-26Al HoceimaVI6.0 1Several buildings damaged 1992-10-23ErrachidiaVI5.5 2Damage in Erfoud and Rissani1969-02-28Portugal, MoroccoVII7.8 1380Moderate damage1960-02-29AgadirX5.8 12,000–15,00012,000Extreme damage1909-01-29Tétouan1001761-03-31VII–IX8.5 UnknownUnknownTsunami1755-11-27MeknesIX6.5–7.0 15,000Severe damage1755-11-01Portugal, Morocco, SpainConsiderable damage / tsunami1624-05-11FezIX6.0 ThousandsExtreme damage1522-09-22Spain, MoroccoVIII–IXSeveral hundredSevere damageEpicenter in the Alboran SeaNote: Only damaging, injurious, or deadly events are listed.

See also Geology of Morocco

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