The earthquake, whose epicentre is located off the coast of Oulad Amghar in the province of Driouch occurred at 9h 51min 29sec (GMT), said the ING National Seismic Monitoring and Alarm Network in a seismic alarm bulletin.
The tremor is 6 km deep, with a latitude of 35.584 °N and a longitude of 3.609°W, the source added.