An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale hit 56 km W of Oukaïmedene, Morocco late on Friday night, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
The earthquake took place at 03:41:01 (UTC+05:30) at a depth of 18.5 km. The magnitude of the earthquake caused pulses to travel from Sidi Ifni in the south to Rabat in the north and beyond.
"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.6, Occurred on 31-08-2023, 07:16:36 IST, Lat: 34.75 & Long: 71.39, Depth: 35 Km, Location: 193km NW of Islamabad, Pakistan”, NCS posted on X.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on the Richter scale hit an area about 250 km away from Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Tuesday, the National Center for Seismology informed
An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale hit the Surguja district of Chhattisgarh on Monday night, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed.