2016 Alboran Sea earthquake

The 2016 Alboran Sea earthquake struck offshore, north northeast of Al Hoceïma, Morocco in the Strait of Gibraltar on 25 January at 04:22:02 UTC, or roughly 05:22:02 West Africa Time.At its strongest in the Alboran Sea, the earthquake measured 6.3–6.4 on the moment magnitude scale (Mw ) at a shallow hypocenter depth of 12 km (7.5 mi).[3][1] Assigned a maximum Modified Mercalli scale intensity of VI (Strong),[2] the earthquake caused one fatality, injuries to at least 30 persons, and moderate damage in Morocco and Spain.[6] Little is known about the origins of deep-focus earthquakes beneath the Alboran Sea, with theories suggesting an oceanic lithosphere is subducting to the east along the Gibraltar Arc at a near-vertical dip at depth, or some complex slab delamination processes.[12] In Melilla, a Spanish city in North Africa, emergency services received over 200 calls from residents reporting damage to homes and buildings.