On 24 February 2004 at 03:27 CET, an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.3 and maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent) struck Morocco's Al Hoceïma Province. The earthquake's epicenter was located about 13 km (8.1 mi) south-southwest of the provincial capital of Al Hoceima. It killed 631 people, injured 926 others and destroyed over 2,500 homes, mostly in several villages within the Rif Mountains which were devastated.