Since 1900, there have been no earthquakes M6 (magnitude 6) and larger within 500 km of this earthquake, and only 9 M5 (magnitude 5) and larger earthquakes,” USGS said.
Most houses in the mountain village of Asni near the epicenter were damaged, Montasir Itri, a local resident, told Reuters.
Morrow state-run Al-Aoula television on Saturday showed multiple buildings collapsed near the epicenter of the earthquake.
I’m still in the road with my children and we’re scared,” Houda Hafsi, a 43-year-old Marrakech resident, told Reuters.
Before the Covid pandemic, the old city drew nearly three million tourists in 2019.
Persons:
Montasir, ”, Hamid Afkar, Waaziz Hassan, Brahim Himmi, I’m, Houda, Aoula
Organizations:
CNN, United States Geological Survey, Reuters, Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, Twitter, “ Earthquakes, National, of Geophysics, “, UNESCO
Locations:
Morocco, African, Marrakech, Asni, Taroudant, Morrow, Al, Rabat