Morocco: So far 1,037 people have died due to an earthquake in the African country Morocco. 672 people have been injured. The Moroccan Geological Center reported that the earthquake’s magnitude was 7.2. It came late Friday night. However, the US Geological Survey has put its intensity at 6.8. Also said that this is the most powerful earthquake to hit this region in 120 years.
Moroccan state television reported that the earthquake caused several buildings to collapse. Many earthquake-related videos are becoming increasingly viral on social media, in which people are seen running.
It is said that the epicenter of the earthquake is a village named Ighil near the Atlas Mountains, which is 70 kilometers away from Marrakesh city. The depth of the earthquake was 18.5 kilometers below the ground. The earthquake’s tremors were felt as far as Portugal and Algeria.
Buildings were reduced to debris due to the earthquake. Parts of the red walls that attract tourists’ attention in historic Marrakesh, a UNESCO World Heritage site, have also been damaged. According to the US Geological Survey, earthquakes are quite rare in North Africa. Earlier in 1960, an earthquake of 5.8 magnitude had occurred near Agadir. Thousands of people had died then.