New 4.9 magnitude quake reported in al-Hoceima region

A quake, of a 4.9 magnitude on the Richter open-ended scale, was reported this Wednesday at 4:22 am (GMT and local time) in the same region devastated last Feb.24 by a powerful earthquake that killed 629 people, injured over 900 others and left thousands homeless.

According to the Moroccan geophysics center of the national center of scientific and technical research, the tremor epicenter was located in the small locality of Imrabten, near the northeastern city of Al-Hoceima.