**5. The Al Hoceima earthquake of February 24, 2004**

The Al Hoceima earthquake of February 24, 2004 took place at 02:27:46 UTC, at coordinates 35.1563 N -3.9841 W, south of the Alboran Plain, in the Mediterranean Sea near the Strait of Gibraltar, with epicenter north of Tamassint (Morocco). The magnitude of this seismic event was Mw = 6.2 (IGN) and there are no data about its depth, so it is estimated that it must have been very superficial <5 km. To have an approximate idea of the superficiality and energy released, the main shock was followed by more than 760 aftershocks over Mw>3 during the following two months.
