Magnitude 6.4 - NEAR NORTH COAST OF MOROCCO
2004 February 24 02:27:46 UTC
A strong earthquake occurred at 02:27:46 (UTC) on Tuesday, February 24, 2004. The magnitude 6.4 event has been located in NEAR NORTH COAST OF MOROCCO. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 0 km (0 miles). (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.4 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
Tuesday, February 24, 2004 at 02:27:46 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Tuesday, February 24, 2004 at 2:27:46 PM = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
| Location | 35.142°N, 3.997°W |
| Depth | 69.2 km (43.0 miles) |
| Region | NEAR NORTH COAST OF MOROCCO |
| Distances |
160 km (100 miles) NE of Fes, Morocco 175 km (110 miles) SSE of Malaga, Spain 190 km (115 miles) ESE of Tanger, Morocco 300 km (185 miles) ENE of RABAT, Morocco |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4.4 km; depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | Nst= 354, Nph= 354, Dmin=252.2 km, Rmss=0.92 sec, Gp= 39.8°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw) |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | usfgag |
Historical Moment Tensor Solutions- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
