Earthquake Report: M 6.8 Morocco

This evening (my time) there was an earthquake in Morocco. Magnitude 6.8, rather shallow, reverse or thrust (compressional) mechanism. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000kufc/executive This M 6.8 earthquake happened in the Atlas Mountains, a compressional system with south dipping reverse faults on the north … Continue reading Earthquake Report: M 6.8 Morocco