M 4.9 in Morocco on 08 Sep 2023 22:30 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

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

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 30.9061 , -8.4769
Event Date: 08 Sep 2023 22:30 UTC
08 Sep 2023 23:30 Local
Exposed Population:
2 thousand in MMI VI
Source: NEIC us7000kufg
Inserted at: 08 Sep 2023 22:52 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 5 (Morocco)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000kufg Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 rapid impact 0  
  C2 rapid impact 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

The green area correspond to areas affected by strong shaking (MMI VI or higher) according to the simulation.


Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1524329 0 08 Sep 2023 22:30 4.9M, 10km 5.8 N/A (in MMI>=VII) N/A 00:21 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.

Rapid Impact

The results presented below are calculated with the ShakeMap open source software (USGS) using only earthquake hypocenter information to provide a rapid estimation of the ground motion and shaking intensity without taking into account any instrumental observations or earthquake source scaling laws.

Exposed population

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

Intensity Population
1800 people
62000 people

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Tensift Morocco 5400 people
Tensift Morocco 25000 people
South Morocco 23000 people
Tensift Morocco 220000 people
South Morocco 220000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Tajgalt Morocco Village - 15 km
Targa Oufella Morocco Village - 20 km
Talate n'Ahki Morocco Village - 21 km
Tazalt Morocco Village - 23 km
Anamrou Morocco Village - 24 km
Mtili Morocco Village - 27 km
Tamterga Morocco Village - 28 km
Lalla Aziza Morocco Village - 29 km
Izouarhen Morocco Village - 30 km
Oulad Barrehil Morocco Village - 30 km
Amzaïne Morocco Village - 31 km
Targhount Morocco Village - 31 km
Ijjoukak Morocco Village - 32 km
Aoulouz Morocco Village - 39 km
Zaouia n'Igouramene Morocco Village - 39 km
Tanefacht Morocco Village - 40 km
Amizmiz Morocco Village 12000 people 41 km
Imzilene Morocco Village - 43 km
Tamdrhoust Morocco Village - 44 km
Imi-N-Tanoute Morocco Village - 44 km
Aït el Flaïs Morocco Village - 44 km
Arazane Morocco Village - 46 km
Douar Tachbibt Morocco Village - 48 km
Tamaloukt Morocco Village - 48 km
El Had Morocco Village - 51 km
Douar Saïdat Morocco Village - 54 km
Dovar Jdida Morocco Village - 55 km
Freïja Morocco Village - 55 km
El Boura Morocco Village - 56 km
Guemassa Morocco Village - 56 km
Zaouia Sidi Amhil Morocco Village - 59 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Taroudant 264 Civ. Unpaved No 4900 56 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Aoulouz Souss-Massa 1991 40 km

More information

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