An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck the Alboran Sea off Melilla / Morocco, on January 25 at 4:22 UTC.
The epicenter is located 150 km east of the Strait of Gibraltar and a depth of 10 km.
This earthquake was preceded on January 21, at 1:47 p.m. local by a tremor of magnitude 5, and followed by no less than 36 replicas as I write this note. These earthquakes were felt in Morocco and Spain.
M6,3 location of the earthquake 01.25.2016 - Doc. IGN / USGS / El Pais
Location of the epicenter of the earthquake of 01/25/2016 - Map CSEM - EMSC
Felt reports of the 6,3 M earthquake of 25.01.2016 in the strait of Gibraltar - doc. CSEM - EMSC
The earthquake occurred 50 km north of the epicenter of Al Hoceima earthqueke of February 24, 2004, and also magnitude 6.3; Twelve years ago, he caused the death of 630 victims.
The origin of earthquakes that hit this area is possibly linked to faults escarpments, which reach up to 5 meters in front of the coast of Al Hoceima. A 2014 study concluded to the need to consider regional vulnerabilities to determine the possibility and frequency of earthquakes caused in this area.
Tensions and structures of a pool "pull-apart" - Doc. Avcan
Summary of earthquakes that hit southern Spain and northern Morocco - Doc. IGN
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