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On 8 September 2023 at 23:11 DST (22:11 UTC), an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent) struck Morocco's Al Haouz Province. The earthquake's epicenter was 73.4 km (45.6 mi) southwest of Marrakesh , near the town of Ighil [ 2 ] and the Oukaïmeden ski resort in the Atlas Mountains . [ 3 ]
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 ...
A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco, sending people racing from their beds into the streets and toppling buildings in mountainous villages and ancient cities not built to withstand such force.
A man walks past a damaged wall of the historic Medina of Marrakech, after after an earthquake in Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night ...
Since 1900, there have been no earthquakes M6 (magnitude 6) and larger within 500 km of this earthquake, and only 9 M5 (magnitude 5) and larger earthquakes,” USGS said.
Epicentres of major earthquakes in Morocco with year of occurrence ... 2023-09-08: Marrakesh-Safi: IX 6.8 M w: 2,960 5,674 Extreme damage [2] [3] 2019-11-17 Drâa ...
AMIZMIZ, Morocco (Reuters) -Moroccan earthquake survivors huddled for a night in the open on the High Atlas Mountains on Saturday, a day after the country's deadliest quake in more than six ...
September 11, 2023 at 4:39 PM. ... Morocco has suffered earthquakes in the past, but few in its history have been so powerful. This quake is Morocco’s deadliest since 1960, when an earthquake ...