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The 6.8-magnitude quake was the biggest to hit Morocco in 120 years, and the ministry wrote that most damage occurred outside of cities and towns.

Morocco earthquake 2023: map, travel restrictions, time zones, tectonic plates, and more

Moroccan earthquake survivors have huddled for a night in the open on the High Atlas Mountains, a day after the country's deadliest quake in more than six decades killed more than 2000 people and laid waste to villages.

Three days of national mourning have been declared in Morocco after an earthquake killed more than 2,000 people.

The shallower the earthquake, the more dangerous it can be

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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...

A powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday, and shaking was felt from Rabat to Marrakesh. There was no immediate word on any casualties or damage.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 when it hit at 11:11 p.m. in Morocco, with shaking that lasted several seconds.