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The earthquake caused $7 billion in damage; [59] the direct economic loss of $308 million represented 0.24% of the nation's GDP. [60] The majority of damage occurred in Marrakesh and five provinces around the epicenter. [26] Near the epicenter, at Amizmiz, damage was reported throughout, and rescuers used their hands to sort through debris.
An updated map of the Morocco M6.9 earthquake shows the aftershocks in purple, and includes the Moroccan earthquake catalog from Pelaez et al. (2007) with a 1955 M5.8 earthquake near today’s ...
At least 2,012 people died in the quake, mostly in Marrakech and five provinces near the epicenter, Morocco's Interior Ministry reported Saturday night. At least 2,059 more people were injured ...
A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 800 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. State ...
Morocco's earthquake damaged 2,930 villages in the High Atlas mountains with a total population of 2.8 million people, the minister in charge of the budget said on Friday. The 6.8 magnitude ...
Moderate damage [5] 2007-02-12 Portugal, Morocco: 6.0 M w: Minor damage [6] 2004-02-24: Al Hoceima: IX 6.3 M w: 628–631 926 Severe damage 1992-10-23 Errachidia: VI 5.5 M w: 2 Damage in Erfoud and Rissani [7] 1969-02-28: Portugal, Morocco: VII 7.8 M w: 13 80 Moderate damage 1960-02-29: Agadir: X 5.8 M w: 12,000–15,000 12,000 Extreme damage ...
The massive earthquake in Morocco has left parts of the country ravaged. The region south of the city of Marrakech was hardest hit by the magnitude-6.8 tremor. In this photo, a woman tries on Sept ...
Rescuers were digging through rubble in remote mountainous areas of Morocco on Saturday in a desperate bid to find survivors after more than 2,000 people were killed in the deadliest earthquake to ...