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Historic Earthquake
1909 Morocco Earthquake
29 January 1909 · Tetuan (Tetouan), Romars · Morocco
On 29 January 1909, an earthquake struck Morocco (Tetuan (Tetouan), Romars). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 109 km from its boundary with the African Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 100 people.
- Date
- 29 January 1909
- Deaths
- 100
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Morocco
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20042004 Morocco Earthquake · M 6.4628 deaths
- 19561956 Atarfe-Albolote Earthquake · M 5.011 deaths
- 19541954 Spain Earthquake · M 7.0
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth