The number of victims of the earthquake that struck Morocco last Friday, according to the count carried out up to 10 a.m. local time (GMT+1), amounts to 2,497 dead and 2,476 injured, according to a note from the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior. .
According to the latest data released by this department, deaths have occurred in a dozen provinces, but the most affected are Al Haouz, – south of Marrakech and close to the epicenter -, with 1,452 deaths, followed by Taroudant (764 fatalities victims), Chichaoua. (202 deaths).
A seismic warning bulletin issued by Morocco’s National Institute of Geophysics explains that the magnitude 7 earthquake shook the northern Moroccan region of Marrakech and occurred on Friday at 11:11 pm local time (10:11 pm GMT) at a depth of 8 kilometers. .
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It had its epicenter in the town of Ighil, about 80 kilometers southwest of the city of Marrakech.
The Alawite kingdom regularly experiences earthquakes in its northern region, as it is located between the African and Eurasian plates.
In 2004, at least 628 people were killed and 926 injured when an earthquake struck Al Hoceima, in the northeast of the country. (JO)
Source: Eluniverso
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