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The powerful earthquake that struck Morocco, killing more than a thousand people, didn't hit in the most active seismological region, said one French expert. But aftershocks can be expected, he warned. Philippe Vernant—a specialist in active tectonics, particularly in Morocco, at the University of Montpellier—answered AFP's question's on the devastating quake. Was the Morocco quake a surprise? Morocco is one of those countries where the question is not whether there will be earthquakes. The

Official estimates from Morocco suggested that at least 2,012 people have died and other 2,059 have been injured of whom over 1,000 were in critical condition as a powerful earthquake of 6.8...

Morocco earthquake: Over 2,000 killed, experts warn of potential aftershocks. National mourning declared

The 6.8 earthquake struck the southwest of Marrakech city in the High Atlas mountains in Morocco

Morocco Earthquake News: The powerful earthquake that struck Morocco, killing more than 2,000 people, didn't hit in the most active seismological region, said one French expert. But aftershocks can be expected, he warned.