Powerful Morocco News Today

A research team from the University of Arizona compared tree rings, with their data pinpointing that the two earthquakes happened back to back in either late A.D. 923 or early 924.

The Moroccan Society of Alberta opened on Sunday for anyone who wanted to show solidarity with the victims and their families, as well as collect donations for those impacted.

It prompted Morocco to change construction rules, but many buildings, especially rural homes, are not built to withstand such tremors.

RABAT: A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing hundreds of people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech.