It was the strongest earthquake to hit the North African country in over 120 years, according to USGS records dating to 1900, but it was not the deadliest. In 1960, a magnitude 5.8 temblor struck near the city of Agadir, killing at least 12,000. That quake prompted Morocco to change con...
The earthquakethat struck Moroccolate Friday has killed more than 2,100 people, with the death toll expected to increase as rescuers reach hard-hit remote mountain areas. Here’s a look at the deadliest earthquakes over the past 25 years: ___ — Sept. 8, 2023:...
"When the earthquake struck, we definitely felt the tremors and the whole building that I was in was trembling. You can hear metals clamping and things were following. However, we were able to evacuate the building pretty quickly onto an empty space, without my shoes. We returned to the b...
By Aidan Lewis (Reuters) - When a devastating earthquake shook Morocco's High Atlas mountains on Sept. 8, residents of poor areas where it struck turned for help to the state and the man who leads it, King Mohammed VI. Yet the monarch, with his sweeping power, has kept a lo...
Morocco is working to rescue survivors of the country’s strongest earthquake in more than a century. Soldiers and aid workers brought water and supplies to mountain villages in ruins after Friday's deadly quake. CBS News' Chris Livesay reports from Marrakech....
Morocco on Saturday declared three days of national mourning after a devastating earthquake jolted the kingdom late Friday night.
Here are eight ways you can help the victims of the Morocco earthquake: Moroccan Red Crescentteams were among thefirst to respondin the aftermath of the quake. The Moroccan Red Crescent is part of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). You can donate to...
The first aid — some tents, and food and water — arrived in the village on Sunday, some 36 hours after the earthquake hit late on Friday night. But at least they got something, Goodman told CNN. “For now, we are OK,” he said. ...
EARTHQUAKE magnitudeMAGNETIC declinationEARTHQUAKESGEOMAGNETISMThe geophysical effects of a strong seismic event as two earthquakes with magnitudes of 6.8 and 4.9 occurred on September 8, 2023, in Morocco at close times 22:11 and 22:30 UTC with an epicentral distance between the foci of ~4 km ...
Chinese citizens in Morocco recount terrifying moments during 6.9-magnitude earthquake A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco on the 8th at 23:11 local time (6:11 AM, September 9th, Beijing time), leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. As of 22:00 local time on the 9th...