The 2004 Al Hoceima earthquake occurred on 24 February at 02:27:47 local time near the coast of northern Morocco.

Many fatalities occurred in Al Hoceima, a coastal city along the Mediterranean Sea.

Mohammed Boudra, the mayor of Al Hoceima, said most of the casualties were women and children.

The mud houses of Tazaghin, Tizi Ayash and Imzourn, villages on the mountain, were damaged.

This earthquake occurred near the eastern end of the Rif mountain belt, which is part of the diffuse boundary between the African and Eurasian plates.