Numerous sizable cities, including Rabat and Marrakesh, reported feeling the earthquakes.
A powerful earthquake that occurred in central Morocco on Friday night forced people to leave their houses and seek safety. In addition to Marrakesh, Casablanca, Agadir, and Kenitra, the earthquakes were felt in Rabat, the capital.
Official estimates of fatalities were not available right away. More than 100 individuals were reportedly slain around Morocco, according to the news website Goud. A Moroccan official who wished to remain anonymous was quoted by the Al Arabiya TV channel as reporting that “dozens” had died. Five members of a single family were among the victims, according to the channel’s correspondent, who were murdered when a building fell in the city of Demnate.
The magnitude of the earthquake was 6.9 according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. In contrast, it was reported as 6.8 by the United States Geological Survey.
Buildings were damaged, and numerous individuals were hurt, according to social media videos. There were apparently many completely demolished buildings.
According to reports, a mosque and other ancient structures in the vicinity of Jemaa el-Fnaa plaza in Marrakesh’s Old City were damaged.
Other films depict locals fleeing in terror as they experience tremors.
There is a chance for aftershocks, National Institute of Geophysics head Nacer Jabour told Le Matin.
