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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
Glide number:	EQ-2023-000166-MAR
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 (Rapid Impact)		GDACS score
NEIC	2.4		2.4
us7000kufc	Scaled population (raster)	4.55
	C1 rapid impact	-0.59
	C2 rapid impact	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.99

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

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	7.54	520 thousand (in MMI>=VII)	N/A	00:17	NEIC
1524529		2.4	08 Sep 2023 22:11	6.8M, 26.3km	7.29	430 thousand (in MMI>=VII)	N/A	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.

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 RED

Intensity	Population
	430000 people
	6.3 million people
	18.2 million people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Tensift	Morocco	280000 people
South	Morocco	72000 people
Tensift	Morocco	4.2 million people
South	Morocco	2.3 million people
Centre	Morocco	220000 people
Tensift	Morocco	160000 people
South	Morocco	720000 people
Centre	Morocco	3.5 million people
Tindouf	Algeria	no people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Anamrou	Morocco	Village	-	4 km
Amzaïne	Morocco	Village	-	12 km
Tazalt	Morocco	Village	-	16 km
Amizmiz	Morocco	Village	12000 people	21 km
Ijjoukak	Morocco	Village	-	23 km
Targhount	Morocco	Village	-	23 km
Douar Tachbibt	Morocco	Village	-	28 km
Tamterga	Morocco	Village	-	30 km
Targa Oufella	Morocco	Village	-	30 km
Imzilene	Morocco	Village	-	31 km
Tajgalt	Morocco	Village	-	31 km
Lalla Aziza	Morocco	Village	-	31 km
Agnie	Morocco	Village	-	31 km
Aouzar	Morocco	Village	-	31 km
El Had	Morocco	Village	-	35 km
Guemassa	Morocco	Village	-	38 km
Mtili	Morocco	Village	-	38 km
Barrage Cavagnac	Morocco	Village	-	40 km
Talate n'Ahki	Morocco	Village	-	41 km
Imi-N-Tanoute	Morocco	Village	-	43 km
Douar Saïdat	Morocco	Village	-	44 km
Zaouia Sidi Amhil	Morocco	Village	-	45 km
Aït Ali	Morocco	Village	-	51 km
Asni	Morocco	Village	12000 people	42 km
Armd	Morocco	Village	-	44 km
Aoulouz	Morocco	Village	-	47 km
Oulad Barrehil	Morocco	Village	-	49 km
Izouarhen	Morocco	Village	-	50 km
Dovar Jdida	Morocco	Village	-	51 km
Tahnaout	Morocco	Village	-	51 km
Aâouint--Maâzouza	Morocco	Village	-	51 km
Oukaïmedene	Morocco	Village	-	51 km
Souk el Tnine	Morocco	Village	-	52 km
Cherkaoua	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
Tameslouht	Morocco	Village	-	54 km
Tanefacht	Morocco	Village	-	58 km
Sidi abd el Moumene	Morocco	Village	-	58 km
Mzouda	Morocco	Village	-	58 km
Tigouguine	Morocco	Village	-	59 km
Koudia Nouaser	Morocco	Village	-	60 km
Tamdrhoust	Morocco	Village	-	61 km
Tioughar	Morocco	Village	-	62 km
Mzal	Morocco	Village	-	64 km
Chichaoua	Morocco	Village	-	64 km
Douar bou Azza	Morocco	Village	-	64 km
Douar Ouriki	Morocco	Village	-	65 km
Aït el Flaïs	Morocco	Village	-	65 km
Arazane	Morocco	Village	-	66 km
Aghbalou	Morocco	Village	-	66 km
Sidi Zouine	Morocco	Village	-	67 km
Askaoun	Morocco	Village	-	67 km
Tamaloukt	Morocco	Village	-	67 km
Taoulokoult	Morocco	Village	-	69 km
Marrakech	Morocco	Major city	-	71 km
Zaouia Aït Kalla	Morocco	Village	-	71 km
Zaouiet-ech-Cherradi	Morocco	Village	-	72 km
Asgaour	Morocco	Village	-	72 km
Taliouine	Morocco	Village	-	74 km
El Guern	Morocco	Village	-	74 km
Amdel	Morocco	Village	-	74 km
Aït Moussa	Morocco	Village	-	75 km
Ait Taleb Aisa	Morocco	Village	-	76 km
El Boura	Morocco	Village	-	76 km
Freïja	Morocco	Village	-	76 km
Tachtoult	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
Tagdourt	Morocco	Village	-	79 km
Ouled Moumene	Morocco	Village	-	79 km
Bouabout	Morocco	Village	-	80 km
Oulad el Guern	Morocco	Village	-	80 km
Iguimane	Morocco	Village	-	80 km
Missarikt	Morocco	Village	-	81 km
Azour nTaourirt	Morocco	Village	-	81 km
Taroudant	Morocco	Village	-	81 km
Igadaïn	Morocco	Village	-	81 km
Immirne	Morocco	Village	-	82 km
Douar Khalifa Ben Mbarek	Morocco	Village	-	82 km
Sidi Chiker	Morocco	Village	-	83 km
Sidi Moktar	Morocco	Village	-	83 km
El Had Mnzila	Morocco	Village	-	84 km
Oiouguenguent	Morocco	Village	-	84 km
Tazemmourt	Morocco	Village	-	85 km
Bir-Cheham	Morocco	Village	-	87 km
Tamiloult	Morocco	Village	-	87 km
Aït Ourir	Morocco	Village	-	87 km
M'Anda	Morocco	Village	-	87 km
Aït Bella Ou Saïd	Morocco	Village	-	88 km
Aderdour	Morocco	Village	-	88 km
Sidi Kaddour	Morocco	Village	-	89 km
Khemis de Biaoudine	Morocco	Village	-	90 km
El Bouida	Morocco	Village	-	90 km
Timassinine	Morocco	Village	-	90 km
Aderar	Morocco	Village	-	90 km
Aït Bou chennt	Morocco	Village	-	91 km
Nauaji el Foukaniine	Morocco	Village	-	91 km
Bel Hareh	Morocco	Village	-	92 km
Hafaïa	Morocco	Village	-	92 km
Sedadma	Morocco	Village	-	92 km
Dar el Caïd Allal Bou Fenzi	Morocco	Village	-	92 km
Aït Marouf	Morocco	Village	-	94 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
Sidi Rahhal	Morocco	Village	-	98 km
Zaouia Sidi Mohammed Ben Merzok	Morocco	Village	-	99 km
Ben Allou	Morocco	Village	-	99 km
Kourimat	Morocco	Village	-	99 km
Douar Tounsi	Morocco	Village	-	100 km
Sidi Bou Othmane	Morocco	Village	-	101 km
Aïn Taftecht	Morocco	Village	-	101 km
Azib Tassa	Morocco	Village	-	101 km
Tisfriouine	Morocco	Village	-	125 km
Tabia	Morocco	Village	-	125 km
Tisenasamine	Morocco	Village	-	129 km
Irhels	Morocco	Village	-	130 km
Timzit	Morocco	Village	-	130 km
Tamrarht ou Fella	Morocco	Village	-	131 km
Tameguert	Morocco	Village	-	131 km
Ait Baha	Morocco	Village	8100 people	134 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
Akka Iguirene	Morocco	Village	-	159 km
Zaouia el Mers	Morocco	Village	-	160 km
Tafraoute	Morocco	Village	-	162 km
Tanalt	Morocco	Village	-	162 km
Talfidt	Morocco	Village	-	163 km
Aït Cherif	Morocco	Village	-	167 km
Tirsal	Morocco	Village	-	167 km
Aït Hammoudou	Morocco	Village	-	167 km
Oulad Amirha	Morocco	Village	-	170 km
Souk Tleta de Tasserirt	Morocco	Village	-	171 km
Aït Saoun	Morocco	Village	-	171 km
Tassila	Morocco	Village	-	172 km
Alougoum	Morocco	Village	-	172 km
Tamguert	Morocco	Village	-	174 km
Zemamra	Morocco	Village	-	176 km
Sidi Bennour	Morocco	Village	40000 people	176 km
Ifrhassene	Morocco	Village	-	177 km
Asaka	Morocco	Village	-	178 km
Aguerd Imelal	Morocco	Village	-	178 km
El Mhamid	Morocco	Village	-	178 km
Talat nYissi	Morocco	Village	-	180 km
El Kiouia	Morocco	Village	-	181 km
Foum Zguid	Morocco	Village	-	182 km
Iaarabene	Morocco	Village	-	182 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
Aït Lechgenou Ali	Morocco	Village	-	187 km
Toukhal	Morocco	Village	-	188 km
Aguerd Oualouss	Morocco	Village	-	189 km
Agdz	Morocco	Village	-	190 km
Al Fouggara	Morocco	Village	-	190 km
Ahl el Mader	Morocco	Village	-	190 km
Mláleg	Morocco	Village	-	190 km
Dougadir	Morocco	Village	-	191 km
Taourirt	Morocco	Village	-	192 km
Timiright	Morocco	Village	-	195 km
El Borouj	Morocco	Village	-	196 km
Dar Ould Zidouh	Morocco	Village	-	196 km
Sidi Smaïne	Morocco	Village	-	197 km
Timslitt	Morocco	Village	-	198 km
Al Garage	Morocco	Village	-	198 km
Gaeur	Morocco	Village	-	199 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
Cherkaoua	Morocco	Village	-	205 km
Imidernougouram	Morocco	Village	-	206 km
Sintit	Morocco	Village	-	208 km
Sidi Daoud	Morocco	Village	-	209 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
Dar Caïd es Srhir	Morocco	Village	-	214 km
Douar el Khemamla	Morocco	Village	-	216 km
Tazzakht	Morocco	Village	-	219 km
Et Talouâ	Morocco	Village	-	224 km
Fkih Ben Salah	Morocco	City	-	226 km
Settat	Morocco	City	120000 people	226 km
Khelalka	Morocco	Village	-	231 km
Ras el Aïn	Morocco	Village	-	232 km
Sidi Saïd Maachou	Morocco	Village	-	233 km
Beni Mellal	Morocco	City	170000 people	239 km
Khouribga	Morocco	City	170000 people	245 km
Azemmour	Morocco	Village	37000 people	247 km
Zagora	Morocco	Village	35000 people	255 km
Berrechid	Morocco	Village	92000 people	255 km
Bir Jdid	Morocco	Village	-	260 km
Kasba Tadla	Morocco	Village	40000 people	262 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
Essaouira	ESU	117	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4900	129 km
Chinde		unknown				0	135 km
Ouarzazate	OZZ	1153	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	142 km
Safi	SFI	52	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	5800	164 km
El Jadida		27	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	240 km
Beni Mellal		510	Civ.	Paved	No	3900	244 km
Zagora		800	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	255 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Essaoira		Morocco	142 km
Safi	MASFI	Morocco	160 km
Agadir	MAAGA	Morocco	139 km
Cape Rhir		Morocco	150 km
Cape Cantin		Morocco	185 km
Jorf		Morocco	231 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Lalla Takerkoust	N'Fis	1935	39 km
	Aoulouz	Souss-Massa	1991	48 km
	Abdelmoumen	Issen	1981	90 km
	Tiouine	Iriri	2015	110 km
	Taghdout	Amra	1956	115 km
Lac des Ait-Aadel	Moulay Youssef	Tessaout	1969	124 km
	Timi Noutione	Tessaout	1981	126 km
	Moulay Abdellah	Ougar	2004	130 km
	Hassan 1	Lakhdar	1986	151 km
	Safi	Asmine	1965	159 km
	Mansour Eddahbi	Draa	1972	156 km
	Sidi Driss	Lakhdar	1984	170 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

More information

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