A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Oukaïmedene in Morocco. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 12.845 km (8 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/09/25 / 2025-09-03 03:25:59 / September 3, 2025 @ 3:25 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000qtep. Unique identifier: us7000qtep. Exact location, longitude -8.256° West, latitude 30.9432° North, depth = 12.845 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:25:59 / 3:25 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Morocco (c. 31 627 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Marrakesh, Taroudant. Earthquake epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Marrakesh (c. 839 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Taroudant (c. 71 100 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 47 km SW of Oukaïmedene, Morocco. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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