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United States Geological Survey informed that the quake had a magnitude of 6.8 when it hit at 11:11 PM on Friday.

PM Modi offers condolences and assistance to Morocco after a powerful earthquake kills at least 632 people.

Moroccos Interior Ministry said early Saturday that at least 296 people died in the provinces near the quake.

Morocco has been struck by one of the most powerful earthquakes in its history, resulting in a devastating loss of life.

The shallower the earthquake, the more dangerous it can be

Reports on damage and any casualties often take time to filter in after many earthquakes, particularly those that hit in the middle of the night.

Morocco Earthquake News: Thousands died after a powerful 6.8 magnitude hit Morocco late on Friday night, country’s Interior Ministry said. The death toll is most likely to rise further.

Said Echarif/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(MARAKECH, Morocco) -- A rare and powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night and killed at least 1,037 people in the countrys strongest quake in more than a century, according to Morocco’s Interior Ministry. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the quake had 6.8-magnitude when it hit at 11:11 p.m. locally, with shaking that lasted several seconds. Morocco’s National Seismic Monitoring and Alert Network measured it at 7 on th...

Said Echarif/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(MARAKECH, Morocco) -- A rare and powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night and killed at least 1,037 people in the countrys strongest quake in more than a century, according to Morocco’s Interior Ministry. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the quake had 6.8-magnitude when it hit at 11:11 p.m. locally, with shaking that lasted several seconds. Morocco’s National Seismic Monitoring and Alert Network measured it at 7 on th...

Said Echarif/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(MARAKECH, Morocco) -- A rare and powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night and killed at least 1,037 people in the countrys strongest quake in more than a century, according to Morocco’s Interior Ministry. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the quake had 6.8-magnitude when it hit at 11:11 p.m. locally, with shaking that lasted several seconds. Morocco’s National Seismic Monitoring and Alert Network measured it at 7 on th...