Overall Red Earthquake alert in Morocco on 08 Sep 2023 22:11 UTC

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M 6.8 in Morocco on 08 Sep 2023 22:11 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a high humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	6.8M
Depth:	26.3 Km
Lat/Lon:	31.07 , -8.3815
Event Date:	08 Sep 2023 22:11 UTC 08 Sep 2023 23:11 Local
Exposed Population:	920 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source:	NEIC us7000kufc
Inserted at:	09 Sep 2023 15:52 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	5 (Morocco)

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.

	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	2.8		2.8
us7000kufc	Scaled population (raster)	5.19
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.99

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

ShakeMap is a product of the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program in conjunction with the regional seismic networks. ShakeMaps provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1524325		2.5	08 Sep 2023 22:11	6.8M, 18.5km	8.34	320 thousand (in MMI>=VII)		00:17	NEIC
1524529		2.8	08 Sep 2023 22:11	6.8M, 26.3km	8.43	800 thousand (in MMI>=VII)		17:41	NEIC

The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.

The episode that has the last updated information.

* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Morocco ,of Tensift (population 3,833,400) . The alertlevel for this event is RED

Intensity	Population
	120000 people
	590000 people
	2.7 million people
	4.4 million people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	2.2	1524325	-8.44/31.11	6.8	18.5	8.127	08 Sep 2023 22:34	00:23	(new episode)
2	2.2	1524325	-8.44/31.11	6.8	18.5	7.881	08 Sep 2023 22:45	00:34	(upd of #1)
3	2.3	1524325	-8.44/31.11	6.8	18.5	7.931	09 Sep 2023 00:18	02:07	(upd of #2)
4	2.5	1524325	-8.44/31.11	6.8	18.5	8.339	09 Sep 2023 03:09	04:58	(upd of #3)
5	2.7	1524529	-8.382/31.07	6.8	26.3	8.401	09 Sep 2023 16:40	18:29	(new episode)
6	2.8	1524529	-8.382/31.07	6.8	26.3	8.408	09 Sep 2023 22:40	1d 00:29	(upd of #5)
7	2.4	1524529	-8.391/31.064	6.8	26	8.454	10 Sep 2023 02:40	1d 04:29	(upd of #6)
8	2.9	1524529	-8.391/31.064	6.8	26	8.622	11 Sep 2023 18:40	2d 20:29	(upd of #7)
9	2.9	1524529	-8.406/31.073	6.8	18	9.124	11 Sep 2023 21:40	2d 23:29	(upd of #8)
10	2.3	1524529	-8.406/31.073	6.8	18	8.606	11 Sep 2023 22:40	3d 00:29	(upd of #9)
11	2.8	1524529	-8.389/31.055	6.8	19	8.478	16 Sep 2023 23:53	8d 01:42	(upd of #10)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Tensift	Morocco	100000 people
Tensift	Morocco	840000 people
South	Morocco	26000 people
Tensift	Morocco	2 million people
South	Morocco	840000 people
Centre	Morocco	18000 people
Tensift	Morocco	1.6 million people
South	Morocco	1.6 million people
Centre	Morocco	1.3 million people
Tindouf	Algeria	no people
Tensift	Morocco	110000 people
South	Morocco	790000 people
Centre	Morocco	6.1 million people
Tindouf	Algeria	no people
North-West	Morocco	15000 people
Bechar	Algeria	6500 people
Centre-South	Morocco	<1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Anamrou	Morocco	Village	-	4 km
Amzaïne	Morocco	Village	-	12 km
Amizmiz	Morocco	Village	12000 people	21 km
Targhount	Morocco	Village	-	23 km
Douar Tachbibt	Morocco	Village	-	28 km
Imzilene	Morocco	Village	-	31 km
El Had	Morocco	Village	-	35 km
Douar Saïdat	Morocco	Village	-	44 km
Tazalt	Morocco	Village	-	16 km
Ijjoukak	Morocco	Village	-	23 km
Targa Oufella	Morocco	Village	-	30 km
Lalla Aziza	Morocco	Village	-	31 km
Agnie	Morocco	Village	-	31 km
Aouzar	Morocco	Village	-	31 km
Guemassa	Morocco	Village	-	38 km
Barrage Cavagnac	Morocco	Village	-	40 km
Asni	Morocco	Village	12000 people	42 km
Imi-N-Tanoute	Morocco	Village	-	43 km
Zaouia Sidi Amhil	Morocco	Village	-	45 km
Dovar Jdida	Morocco	Village	-	51 km
Tahnaout	Morocco	Village	-	51 km
Aâouint--Maâzouza	Morocco	Village	-	51 km
Aït Ali	Morocco	Village	-	51 km
Cherkaoua	Morocco	Village	-	52 km
Tameslouht	Morocco	Village	-	54 km
Sidi abd el Moumene	Morocco	Village	-	58 km
Mzouda	Morocco	Village	-	58 km
Tigouguine	Morocco	Village	-	59 km
Douar bou Azza	Morocco	Village	-	64 km
Douar Ouriki	Morocco	Village	-	65 km
Sidi Zouine	Morocco	Village	-	67 km
El Guern	Morocco	Village	-	74 km
Tamterga	Morocco	Village	-	30 km
Tajgalt	Morocco	Village	-	31 km
Mtili	Morocco	Village	-	38 km
Talate n'Ahki	Morocco	Village	-	41 km
Armd	Morocco	Village	-	44 km
Aoulouz	Morocco	Village	-	47 km
Oulad Barrehil	Morocco	Village	-	49 km
Izouarhen	Morocco	Village	-	50 km
Oukaïmedene	Morocco	Village	-	51 km
Souk el Tnine	Morocco	Village	-	52 km
Talaïnt	Morocco	Village	-	53 km
Sidi Fares	Morocco	Village	-	53 km
Tizoukhine	Morocco	Village	-	53 km
Zaouia n'Igouramene	Morocco	Village	-	53 km
Tanefacht	Morocco	Village	-	58 km
Koudia Nouaser	Morocco	Village	-	60 km
Tioughar	Morocco	Village	-	62 km
Chichaoua	Morocco	Village	-	64 km
Aït el Flaïs	Morocco	Village	-	65 km
Arazane	Morocco	Village	-	66 km
Aghbalou	Morocco	Village	-	66 km
Tamaloukt	Morocco	Village	-	67 km
Taoulokoult	Morocco	Village	-	69 km
Marrakech	Morocco	Major city	-	71 km
Zaouiet-ech-Cherradi	Morocco	Village	-	72 km
Asgaour	Morocco	Village	-	72 km
Amdel	Morocco	Village	-	74 km
Aït Moussa	Morocco	Village	-	75 km
El Boura	Morocco	Village	-	76 km
Freïja	Morocco	Village	-	76 km
Aït Bel Lahsèn	Morocco	Village	-	76 km
Rmal Lahmar	Morocco	Village	-	77 km
Argana	Morocco	Village	-	78 km
Caïd Jilali	Morocco	Village	-	78 km
Ouled Moumene	Morocco	Village	-	79 km
Bouabout	Morocco	Village	-	80 km
Oulad el Guern	Morocco	Village	-	80 km
Taroudant	Morocco	Village	-	81 km
Douar Khalifa Ben Mbarek	Morocco	Village	-	82 km
Sidi Chiker	Morocco	Village	-	83 km
Sidi Moktar	Morocco	Village	-	83 km
Bir-Cheham	Morocco	Village	-	87 km
Aït Ourir	Morocco	Village	-	87 km
Aït Bella Ou Saïd	Morocco	Village	-	88 km
Sidi Kaddour	Morocco	Village	-	89 km
El Bouida	Morocco	Village	-	90 km
Aït Bou chennt	Morocco	Village	-	91 km
Bel Hareh	Morocco	Village	-	92 km
Hafaïa	Morocco	Village	-	92 km
Sedadma	Morocco	Village	-	92 km
Sidi Rahhal	Morocco	Village	-	98 km
Douar Tounsi	Morocco	Village	-	100 km
Oulad Ougad	Morocco	Village	-	101 km
Amerzgane	Morocco	Village	-	112 km
Oulad Mannsour	Morocco	Village	-	113 km
Souk el Arba	Morocco	Village	-	115 km
Tamelelt	Morocco	Village	-	117 km
Oulad Mohammed	Morocco	Village	-	118 km
Ben Faïda	Morocco	Village	-	122 km
Tazentout	Morocco	Village	-	124 km
Temsia	Morocco	Village	-	126 km
Inezgane	Morocco	Village	-	135 km
Aghnajane	Morocco	Village	-	137 km
Ouarzazate	Morocco	Village	56000 people	143 km
Takat	Morocco	Village	-	144 km
Tamdrhoust	Morocco	Village	-	61 km
Mzal	Morocco	Village	-	64 km
Askaoun	Morocco	Village	-	67 km
Zaouia Aït Kalla	Morocco	Village	-	71 km
Taliouine	Morocco	Village	-	74 km
Ait Taleb Aisa	Morocco	Village	-	76 km
Tachtoult	Morocco	Village	-	76 km
Tagdourt	Morocco	Village	-	79 km
Iguimane	Morocco	Village	-	80 km
Missarikt	Morocco	Village	-	81 km
Azour nTaourirt	Morocco	Village	-	81 km
Igadaïn	Morocco	Village	-	81 km
Immirne	Morocco	Village	-	82 km
El Had Mnzila	Morocco	Village	-	84 km
Oiouguenguent	Morocco	Village	-	84 km
Tazemmourt	Morocco	Village	-	85 km
Tamiloult	Morocco	Village	-	87 km
M'Anda	Morocco	Village	-	87 km
Aderdour	Morocco	Village	-	88 km
Khemis de Biaoudine	Morocco	Village	-	90 km
Timassinine	Morocco	Village	-	90 km
Aderar	Morocco	Village	-	90 km
Nauaji el Foukaniine	Morocco	Village	-	91 km
Dar el Caïd Allal Bou Fenzi	Morocco	Village	-	92 km
Al Medel	Morocco	Village	-	95 km
Khenafif	Morocco	Village	-	96 km
Tanajmine	Morocco	Village	-	96 km
Bou Assira	Morocco	Village	-	96 km
Taâdant	Morocco	Village	-	98 km
Tadouart	Morocco	Village	-	98 km
Larba Bouzemmour	Morocco	Village	-	98 km
Ait Azzi	Morocco	Village	-	98 km
Zaouia Sidi Mohammed Ben Merzok	Morocco	Village	-	99 km
Ben Allou	Morocco	Village	-	99 km
Kourimat	Morocco	Village	-	99 km
Sidi Bou Othmane	Morocco	Village	-	101 km
Aïn Taftecht	Morocco	Village	-	101 km
Azib Tassa	Morocco	Village	-	101 km
El Khemis des Ait Aissi	Morocco	Village	-	102 km
Adar Ou Amane	Morocco	Village	-	102 km
Jrhir Isemssidn	Morocco	Village	-	103 km
Khemis des Meskala	Morocco	Village	-	105 km
El Anakir Cheikh Aomar	Morocco	Village	-	105 km
Aït Hassaïn	Morocco	Village	-	105 km
Ameskhoud	Morocco	Village	-	109 km
Oulad Teïma	Morocco	Village	66000 people	109 km
Anzel	Morocco	Village	-	110 km
Lahsene Abd el Kader	Morocco	Village	-	111 km
Et Tleta Hanchene	Morocco	Village	-	112 km
Imi nTlit	Morocco	Village	-	113 km
Imouzzer des Ida ou Tanae	Morocco	Village	-	114 km
Zaouia Moulay Lahsene	Morocco	Village	-	114 km
Douar Dbibzat	Morocco	Village	-	114 km
Oulad Ben Tounsi	Morocco	Village	-	114 km
Tagadirt	Morocco	Village	-	114 km
Annsri	Morocco	Village	-	116 km
Sidi el Aroussi	Morocco	Village	-	117 km
Tasga	Morocco	Village	-	118 km
Sint	Morocco	Village	-	120 km
Ounara	Morocco	Village	-	123 km
Tamanar	Morocco	Village	-	124 km
Souk el Had du Drâa	Morocco	Village	-	124 km
Kourati	Morocco	Village	-	126 km
Smimou	Morocco	Village	-	128 km
Tisrarine	Morocco	Village	-	128 km
Medahene	Morocco	Village	-	128 km
Timzit	Morocco	Village	-	130 km
Tamrarht ou Fella	Morocco	Village	-	131 km
Et Thine Riat	Morocco	Village	-	131 km
Sebt des Gzoula	Morocco	Village	-	134 km
Biourga	Morocco	Village	-	134 km
Sidi Mimoun	Morocco	Village	-	134 km
Zaouia Akermoud	Morocco	Village	-	135 km
Et Tnine	Morocco	Village	-	135 km
Bou Arich	Morocco	Village	-	136 km
Ben Guerir	Morocco	Village	64000 people	136 km
Ben Sergao	Morocco	Village	-	136 km
Ait Melloul	Morocco	Village	-	137 km
Rabza	Morocco	Village	-	137 km
Zaouiat el Kourati	Morocco	Village	-	137 km
Caïd Haji	Morocco	Village	-	138 km
Douar Cheïkh Taguent	Morocco	Village	-	138 km
Agadir	Morocco	City	690000 people	138 km
Irhoreïsen	Morocco	Village	-	139 km
Talfouhart	Morocco	Village	-	141 km
Ouassane	Morocco	Village	-	141 km
Essaouira	Morocco	City	70000 people	141 km
Et Tleta de Sidi Embarek	Morocco	Village	-	144 km
Imi nTagoulft	Morocco	Village	-	144 km
Ti n'Amara	Morocco	Village	-	146 km
Aït Addi	Morocco	Village	-	147 km
Ti nel Mekki	Morocco	Village	-	149 km
Dar Cheïkh Abdallah el Askri	Morocco	Village	-	153 km
Ti n' Tafoukt	Morocco	Village	-	154 km
Maïat	Morocco	Village	-	157 km
Iferiane	Morocco	Village	-	157 km
Tiferhal	Morocco	Village	-	158 km
Acersif	Morocco	Village	-	159 km
El Rhoual	Morocco	Village	-	159 km
Safi	Morocco	City	560000 people	160 km
Aït Marouf	Morocco	Village	-	94 km
Taddert	Morocco	Village	-	104 km
Tamjercht	Morocco	Village	-	104 km
Irherm	Morocco	Village	-	110 km
Anezour	Morocco	Village	-	110 km
Isdras	Morocco	Village	-	115 km
Aït Kine	Morocco	Village	-	118 km
Id Amrane	Morocco	Village	-	118 km
Zaouia	Morocco	Village	-	122 km
Tisfriouine	Morocco	Village	-	125 km
Tabia	Morocco	Village	-	125 km
Aït Ou Daoud	Morocco	Village	-	128 km
Tisenasamine	Morocco	Village	-	129 km
Irhels	Morocco	Village	-	130 km
Tameguert	Morocco	Village	-	131 km
Ait Baha	Morocco	Village	8100 people	134 km
Tabâyat	Morocco	Village	-	136 km
Amezzaourou	Morocco	Village	-	142 km
Arhoud	Morocco	Village	-	143 km
Centre Aït Abdellah	Morocco	Village	-	144 km
Amassine	Morocco	Village	-	144 km
Tamri	Morocco	Village	11000 people	145 km
Iggui n'Taourirt	Morocco	Village	-	147 km
Toufrine	Morocco	Village	-	148 km
Tata	Morocco	Village	-	152 km
Imzilene	Morocco	Village	-	153 km
Bou Azzer	Morocco	Village	-	154 km
Dar Cheikh Rahal	Morocco	Village	-	157 km
Akka Iguirene	Morocco	Village	-	159 km
Tanalt	Morocco	Village	-	162 km
Talfidt	Morocco	Village	-	163 km
Tirsal	Morocco	Village	-	167 km
Aït Saoun	Morocco	Village	-	171 km
Tassila	Morocco	Village	-	172 km
Tamguert	Morocco	Village	-	174 km
El Kiouia	Morocco	Village	-	181 km
Ifri n'Aït Kherfalla	Morocco	Village	-	182 km
Anezi	Morocco	Village	-	183 km
Mira	Morocco	Village	-	183 km
Dar Chafaï	Morocco	Village	-	184 km
Mechra Benabbou	Morocco	Village	-	184 km
Meddouza	Morocco	Village	-	185 km
Aït Ahmane	Morocco	Village	-	185 km
Arbaa du Aounates	Morocco	Village	-	186 km
Agdz	Morocco	Village	-	190 km
Al Fouggara	Morocco	Village	-	190 km
Ahl el Mader	Morocco	Village	-	190 km
Mláleg	Morocco	Village	-	190 km
Taourirt	Morocco	Village	-	192 km
El Borouj	Morocco	Village	-	196 km
Timslitt	Morocco	Village	-	198 km
Al Garage	Morocco	Village	-	198 km
Tiznit	Morocco	Village	55000 people	199 km
Azilal	Morocco	Village	15000 people	200 km
Douar el Haïtat	Morocco	Village	-	201 km
Boulaouane	Morocco	Village	-	202 km
Idegh	Morocco	Village	-	202 km
Imrhrane	Morocco	Village	-	205 km
Imidernougouram	Morocco	Village	-	206 km
Sintit	Morocco	Village	-	208 km
Dar Ould Ziduoh	Morocco	Village	-	210 km
Oulad Frej	Morocco	Village	-	210 km
El Aouina	Morocco	Village	-	210 km
Ahel Kourt	Morocco	Village	-	211 km
Taloust	Morocco	Village	-	211 km
Bou Zarz	Morocco	Village	-	212 km
Talemdout	Morocco	Village	-	212 km
Dar Caïd es Srhir	Morocco	Village	-	214 km
Tazzakht	Morocco	Village	-	219 km
Et Talouâ	Morocco	Village	-	224 km
Fkih Ben Salah	Morocco	City	-	226 km
Boumalne-Dades	Morocco	Village	-	230 km
Zaouiet el Feggous	Morocco	Village	-	231 km
Khelalka	Morocco	Village	-	231 km
Ras el Aïn	Morocco	Village	-	232 km
Anou Nizam	Morocco	Village	-	242 km
Khouribga	Morocco	City	170000 people	245 km
Imider	Morocco	Village	-	249 km
Kasba Tadla	Morocco	Village	40000 people	262 km
Qued Zem	Morocco	City	-	263 km
Ksebt n'Ourhi	Morocco	Village	-	273 km
Afanour	Morocco	Village	-	275 km
Zaouïa el Hnâ	Morocco	Village	-	289 km
Taïdalt	Morocco	Village	-	289 km
Sidi Hadjadj	Morocco	Village	-	289 km
Dar-el-Beida	Morocco	Major city	3.1 million people	290 km
Mhamid	Morocco	Village	-	297 km
Ben Slimane	Morocco	Village	-	307 km

see full list

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Sidi Zouine		375				0	63 km
Marrakech Menara	RAK	468	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10100	68 km
Taroudant		264	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4900	76 km
Agadir (Al Massira)	AGA	77	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10400	129 km
Chinde		unknown				0	135 km
Ouarzazate	OZZ	1153	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	142 km
Essaouira	ESU	117	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4900	129 km
Safi	SFI	52	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	5800	164 km
Zagora		800	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	255 km
Beni Mellal		510	Civ.	Paved	No	3900	244 km
Mohamed V	CMN	200	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12200	265 km
Anfa	CAS	62	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6100	284 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Agadir	MAAGA	Morocco	139 km
Essaoira		Morocco	142 km
Safi	MASFI	Morocco	160 km
Cape Rhir		Morocco	150 km
Cape Cantin		Morocco	185 km
Casablanca	MACAS	Morocco	291 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Lalla Takerkoust	N'Fis	1935	39 km
	Aoulouz	Souss-Massa	1991	48 km
	Hassan 1	Lakhdar	1986	151 km
	Abdelmoumen	Issen	1981	90 km
	Tiouine	Iriri	2015	110 km
Lac des Ait-Aadel	Moulay Youssef	Tessaout	1969	124 km
	Timi Noutione	Tessaout	1981	126 km
	Mansour Eddahbi	Draa	1972	156 km
	Safi	Asmine	1965	159 km
	Sidi Driss	Lakhdar	1984	170 km
	Taghdout	Amra	1956	115 km
	Moulay Abdellah	Ougar	2004	130 km
	Al Massira	Oum er R'Bia	1979	171 km
	Youssf Ben Tachfine	Massa	1972	173 km
	Imfout	Oum er R'Bia	1944	189 km
	Mellah	Mellah	1931	287 km

More information

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