Moderate magnitude 4.8 earthquake at unknown depth15 Nov 04:12 UTC: First to report: IGN after 8 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeNov 15, 2026 04:03:57 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Nov 15, 2026, at 04:03 am (GMT +0)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.80Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude32.5098°N / 12.3879°WMoroccoSeismic antipode32.5098°S / 167.6121°EShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceIGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 20.5°C (69 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from NEEstimated seismic energy released1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.8 | about seismic energy34 minutes agoNov 15, 2026 04:03 GMT / Nov 15, 2026 04:03 am (GMT +0)Lat / Lng: 32.5098 / -12.3879: Morocco: Atlántico-MarruecosSource: IGNOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.8 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23639912',32.50980,-12.38790,'34 minutes ago: Mag. 4.8, Morocco: Atlántico-Marruecos',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in MoroccoNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Essaouira, a town with 85,000 inhabitants in Morocco, in 271 km (168 mi) distance southeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Morocco, Rabat, 543 km (337 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry271 km (168 mi)SE of epicenterEssaouira(pop: 85,100)II: Very weakMarrakesh-SafiMorocco297 km (184 mi)E of epicenterSafi(pop: 336,900)II: Very weakMarrakesh-SafiMorocco314 km (195 mi)E of epicenterSebt Gzoula(pop: 20,200)II: Very weakSafi, Marrakesh-SafiMorocco344 km (214 mi)SE of epicenterAourir(pop: 38,600)II: Very weakAgadir-Ida-ou-Tnan, Souss-MassaMorocco352 km (219 mi)SE of epicenterAgadir(pop: 698,300)II: Very weakSouss-MassaMorocco357 km (222 mi)E of epicenterEchemmaia Est(pop: 26,500)II: Very weakYoussoufia, Marrakesh-SafiMorocco358 km (223 mi)E of epicenterChichaoua(pop: 30,400)II: Very weakMarrakesh-SafiMorocco361 km (225 mi)SE of epicenterInezgane(pop: 142,300)II: Very weakSouss-MassaMorocco364 km (226 mi)E of epicenterYoussoufia(pop: 73,800)II: Very weakSafi, Marrakesh-SafiMorocco364 km (226 mi)SE of epicenterMy Drarga(pop: 55,600)II: Very weakAgadir-Ida-ou-Tnan, Souss-MassaMorocco365 km (227 mi)SE of epicenterAit Melloul(pop: 187,700)II: Very weakSouss-MassaMorocco366 km (228 mi)SE of epicenterImi-n-Tanout(pop: 22,800)II: Very weakChichaoua, Marrakesh-SafiMorocco370 km (230 mi)SE of epicenterOadar Temsia(pop: 30,500)II: Very weakInezgane-Ait Melloul, Souss-MassaMorocco371 km (230 mi)SE of epicenterLqoliaa(pop: 90,900)II: Very weakInezgane-Ait Melloul, Souss-MassaMorocco371 km (230 mi)SE of epicenterBen Jerrar(pop: 53,000)II: Very weakChtouka-Ait-Baha, Souss-MassaMorocco371 km (231 mi)E of epicenterSidi Bennour(pop: 60,900)II: Very weakEl-Jadida, Casablanca-SettatMorocco372 km (231 mi)E of epicenterEl Jadida(pop: 212,900)II: Very weakEl-Jadida, Casablanca-SettatMorocco382 km (238 mi)SE of epicenterOulad Teima(pop: 97,600)II: Very weakTaroudannt, Souss-MassaMorocco384 km (238 mi)SE of epicenterTine Biougra(pop: 41,400)II: Very weakChtouka-Ait-Baha, Souss-MassaMorocco388 km (241 mi)E of epicenterAzemmour(pop: 44,700)II: Very weakEl-Jadida, Casablanca-SettatMorocco402 km (250 mi)SE of epicenterTiznit(pop: 81,600)II: Very weakSouss-MassaMorocco403 km (250 mi)SE of epicenterTaroudant(pop: 87,500)II: Very weakSouss-MassaMorocco407 km (253 mi)SE of epicenterSidi Ifni(pop: 23,600)II: Very weakTiznit, Souss-MassaMorocco412 km (256 mi)E of epicenterTamansourt(pop: 27,400)II: Very weakMarrakech, Marrakesh-SafiMorocco418 km (259 mi)E of epicenterBen Guerir(pop: 96,800)II: Very weakRehamna, Marrakesh-SafiMorocco421 km (262 mi)E of epicenterBir Jdid(pop: 26,400)II: Very weakEl-Jadida, Casablanca-SettatMorocco425 km (264 mi)E of epicenterMarrakesh(pop: 995,900)II: Very weakMarrakech, Marrakesh-SafiMorocco426 km (264 mi)SE of epicenterOulad Barhil(pop: 26,500)II: Very weakTaroudannt, Souss-MassaMorocco427 km (265 mi)E of epicenterMechouar-Kasba(pop: 18,400)II: Very weakMarrakech, Marrakesh-SafiMorocco429 km (267 mi)E of epicenterSidi Rahal(pop: 22,500)II: Very weakBerrechid Province, Casablanca-SettatMorocco435 km (270 mi)E of epicenterHad Soualem(pop: 40,100)II: Very weakBerrechid Province, Casablanca-SettatMorocco441 km (274 mi)E of epicenterDar Bouazza(pop: 165,300)II: Very weakNouaceur, Casablanca-SettatMorocco450 km (279 mi)E of epicenterSettat(pop: 155,300)II: Very weakCasablanca-SettatMorocco451 km (280 mi)SE of epicenterGuelmim(pop: 129,200)II: Very weakGuelmim-Oued NounMorocco454 km (282 mi)E of epicenterBouskoura(pop: 112,500)II: Very weakNouaceur, Casablanca-SettatMorocco455 km (283 mi)E of epicenterZawyat an Nwacer(pop: 26,000)I: Not feltNouaceur, Casablanca-SettatMorocco456 km (283 mi)E of epicenterBerrechid(pop: 149,200)I: Not feltSettat Province, Casablanca-SettatMorocco458 km (284 mi)E of epicenterAit Ourir(pop: 42,700)I: Not feltAl-Haouz, Marrakesh-SafiMorocco461 km (287 mi)E of epicenterCasablanca(pop: 3,666,000)I: Not feltCasablanca-SettatMorocco543 km (337 mi)E of epicenterRabat(pop: 1,655,800)I: Not feltRabat-Sale-KenitraMoroccoNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-11-15EpicenterAgency4.810 km6.2 mi(*)04:03:57ATLÁNTICO-MARRUECOSIGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional)4.810 km6.2 mi(*)04:03:57Madeira Islands, Portugal Region0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with IGNRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 6 km2 (2 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 4 km (3 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Nov 15, 2026 04:03 am (GMT +0)34 minutes ago4.810 km0 km - This quakeNorth Atlantic Ocean, 271 km NW of Essaouira, Marrakesh-Safi, MoroccoMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 3.3 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 5 or higher: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 28.6 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 0.56 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.8 years)Mag. 3 or higher: 1.71 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 2.5 quakes per yearThe area where this quake occurred has relatively few earthquakes. However, It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 5 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 25 to 30 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake