Video clips spread on social media platforms showed moments of the collapse of buildings in Morocco, or debris was spotted after buildings fell, especially in the alleys of the city of Marrakesh in the center of the west of the country, and cars were damaged as a result of stones falling on them.
A Moroccan official told the agency "Reuters"Dozens of people were killed as a result of the earthquake, most of them in inaccessible areas south of Marrakesh.
As the site said "Hespress" Local news reported that 4 people were killed in the Ouarzazate province in southeastern Morocco, after houses collapsed on their residents.
Various sources reported that the earthquake’s strength ranged between 6.8 and 7 on the Richter scale.
According to the American Geophysical Institute, the magnitude of the earthquake was 6.8, and its epicenter was located southwest of the tourist city of Marrakesh, 320 km south of Rabat.
The National Center for Scientific and Technical Research, based in Rabat, stated that the magnitude of the earthquake reached 7 degrees on the Richter scale, and that its epicenter was located in the Al Haouz province.
Residents of Marrakesh, Rabat, Casablanca, and Essaouira felt the earthquake, which sparked a state of panic, as a number of residents took to the streets of these cities for fear of the collapse of their homes, according to pictures circulated on social media platforms.
On February 24, 2004, an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck Al Hoceima Governorate, 400 kilometers northeast of Rabat, resulting in 628 deaths and severe material damage.
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Video clips spread on social media platforms showed moments of the collapse of buildings in Morocco, or debris was spotted after buildings fell, especially in the alleys of the city of Marrakesh in the center of the west of the country, and cars were damaged as a result of stones falling on them.
A Moroccan official told Reuters that dozens of people were killed as a result of the earthquake, most of them in inaccessible areas south of Marrakesh.
The local Hespress news website also said that 4 people were killed in the Ouarzazate province in southeastern Morocco, after houses collapsed on their residents.
Various sources reported that the earthquake’s strength ranged between 6.8 and 7 on the Richter scale.
According to the American Geophysical Institute, the magnitude of the earthquake was 6.8, and its epicenter was located southwest of the tourist city of Marrakesh, 320 km south of Rabat.
The National Center for Scientific and Technical Research, based in Rabat, stated that the magnitude of the earthquake reached 7 degrees on the Richter scale, and that its epicenter was located in the Al Haouz province.
Residents of Marrakesh, Rabat, Casablanca, and Essaouira felt the earthquake, which sparked a state of panic, as a number of residents took to the streets of these cities for fear of the collapse of their homes, according to pictures circulated on social media platforms.
On February 24, 2004, an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck Al Hoceima Governorate, 400 kilometers northeast of Rabat, resulting in 628 deaths and severe material damage.
