List of earthquakes in Morocco
Updated: 5/20/2026, 8:12:40 PM Wikipedia source
This is a list of significant earthquakes that either had their epicentre in Morocco or had a significant impact in the country.
Tables
· Earthquakes
2023-09-08
2023-09-08
Date
2023-09-08
Region
Marrakesh-Safi
MMI
IX
Mag.
6 Mw
Deaths
2,960
Injuries
5,674
Note
Extreme damage
2019-11-17
2019-11-17
Date
2019-11-17
Region
Drâa-Tafilalet
MMI
VI
Mag.
5 Mw
Note
Various houses damaged in Midelt
2016-01-25
2016-01-25
Date
2016-01-25
Region
Al Hoceima
MMI
VI
Mag.
6 Mw
Deaths
1
Injuries
15
Note
Moderate damage
2007-02-12
2007-02-12
Date
2007-02-12
Region
Portugal, Morocco
MMI
VI
Mag.
6 Mw
Note
Minor damage
2004-02-24
2004-02-24
Date
2004-02-24
Region
Al Hoceima
MMI
IX
Mag.
6 Mw
Deaths
628–631
Injuries
926
Note
Severe damage
1994-05-26
1994-05-26
Date
1994-05-26
Region
Al Hoceima
MMI
VI
Mag.
6 Mw
Injuries
1
Note
Several buildings damaged
1992-10-23
1992-10-23
Date
1992-10-23
Region
Errachidia
MMI
VI
Mag.
5 Mw
Deaths
2
Note
Damage in Erfoud and Rissani
1969-02-28
1969-02-28
Date
1969-02-28
Region
Portugal, Morocco
MMI
VII
Mag.
7 Mw
Deaths
13
Injuries
80
Note
Moderate damage
1960-02-29
1960-02-29
Date
1960-02-29
Region
Agadir
MMI
X
Mag.
5 Mw
Deaths
12,000–15,000
Injuries
12,000
Note
Extreme damage
1909-01-29
1909-01-29
Date
1909-01-29
Region
Tétouan
Deaths
100
1761-03-31
1761-03-31
Date
1761-03-31
Region
Portugal, Morocco, Spain
MMI
VII–IX
Mag.
8 Ms
Deaths
Unknown
Injuries
Unknown
Note
Tsunami
1755-11-27
1755-11-27
Date
1755-11-27
Region
Meknes
MMI
IX
Mag.
6 –7 Mw
Deaths
15,000
Note
Severe damage
1755-11-01
1755-11-01
Date
1755-11-01
Region
Portugal, Morocco, Spain
MMI
VII–VIII
Mag.
7 –9 Mw
Deaths
Several thousand
Note
Considerable damage / tsunami
1624-05-11
1624-05-11
Date
1624-05-11
Region
Fez
MMI
IX
Mag.
6 Mw
Deaths
Thousands
Note
Extreme damage
1522-09-22
1522-09-22
Date
1522-09-22
Region
Spain, Morocco
MMI
VIII–IX
Deaths
Several hundred
Note
Severe damage
Epicenter in the Alboran Sea
Note: Only damaging, injurious, or deadly events are listed.
Note: Only damaging, injurious, or deadly events are listed.
Date
Note: Only damaging, injurious, or deadly events are listed.
| Date | Region | MMI | Mag. | Deaths | Injuries | Note | Ref |
| 2023-09-08 | Marrakesh-Safi | IX | 6 Mw | 2,960 | 5,674 | Extreme damage | |
| 2019-11-17 | Drâa-Tafilalet | VI | 5 Mw | Various houses damaged in Midelt | |||
| 2016-01-25 | Al Hoceima | VI | 6 Mw | 1 | 15 | Moderate damage | |
| 2007-02-12 | Portugal, Morocco | VI | 6 Mw | Minor damage | |||
| 2004-02-24 | Al Hoceima | IX | 6 Mw | 628–631 | 926 | Severe damage | |
| 1994-05-26 | Al Hoceima | VI | 6 Mw | 1 | Several buildings damaged | ||
| 1992-10-23 | Errachidia | VI | 5 Mw | 2 | Damage in Erfoud and Rissani | ||
| 1969-02-28 | Portugal, Morocco | VII | 7 Mw | 13 | 80 | Moderate damage | |
| 1960-02-29 | Agadir | X | 5 Mw | 12,000–15,000 | 12,000 | Extreme damage | |
| 1909-01-29 | Tétouan | 100 | |||||
| 1761-03-31 | Portugal, Morocco, Spain | VII–IX | 8 Ms | Unknown | Unknown | Tsunami | |
| 1755-11-27 | Meknes | IX | 6 –7 Mw | 15,000 | Severe damage | ||
| 1755-11-01 | Portugal, Morocco, Spain | VII–VIII | 7 –9 Mw | Several thousand | Considerable damage / tsunami | ||
| 1624-05-11 | Fez | IX | 6 Mw | Thousands | Extreme damage | ||
| 1522-09-22 | Spain, Morocco | VIII–IX | Several hundred | Severe damage Epicenter in the Alboran Sea | |||
| Note: Only damaging, injurious, or deadly events are listed. | |||||||
References
- Bulletin de l'Institut Scientifique, Rabat, section Sciences de la Terrehttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/260941434
- chennaiprinthttps://chennaiprint.in/world/devastating-earthquake-in-morocco-claims-2000-lives-and-leaves-1500-injured/
- HESPRESS English – Morocco Newshttps://en.hespress.com/70579-earthquake-in-morocco-causes-structural-damage-panic.html
- "M 5 – 46 km E of Midelt, Morocco"https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us70006937/executive
- "M 6 – 49 km NNE of Al Hoceima, Morocco"https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10004gy9/executive
- "M 6 – 181 km SW of Sagres, Portugal"https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000f4qu/executive
- "M 6 - 15 km WNW of Tirhanimîne, Morocco"https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0006d5q/executive
- Journal of Seismologyhttps://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012JSeis..16...35B
- "Comments for the 1909 earthquake"https://web.archive.org/web/20170929044405/https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_0=2853&t=101650&s=13&d=22,26,13,12&nd=display
- Tectonophysicshttps://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017Tectp.712..303P