Earthquake in Morocco overnight with a magnitude of 7.0: 632 dead and 322 injured
September 9, 2023
9:22 AM
The shock occurred at 11.11pm on Friday evening, a very strong earthquake which, according to the National Institute of Geophysics of Morocco, recorded a magnitude 7.0 on the Richter scale (Amatrice recorded magnitude 6.0).
The epicenter has been recorded in the municipality of Ighil, south of Marrakech and according to initial reports there are 632 dead and 322 injured, of which 51 are in serious condition, but the toll provided by the Ministry of the Interior is getting worse by the hour.
Residents take shelter ouside at a square following an earthquake in Marrakesh on September 9, 2023. Nearly 300 people were killed after a powerful earthquake rattled Morocco on September 8 night, according to a preliminary government count, with Marrakesh residents reporting “unbearable” screams followed the 6.8-magnitude quake. (Photo by Fadel SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)FADEL SENNA/Getty Images
TOPSHOT – A woman looks at the rubble of a building in the earthquake-damaged old city in Marrakesh on September 9, 2023. A powerful earthquake that shook Morocco late September 8 killed more than 600 people, interior ministry figures showed, sending terrified residents fleeing their homes in the middle of the night. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)FADEL SENNA/Getty Images
TOPSHOT – A woman reacts standing in front of her earthquake-damaged house in the old city in Marrakesh on September 9, 2023. A powerful earthquake that shook Morocco late September 8 killed more than 600 people, interior ministry figures showed, sending terrified residents fleeing their homes in the middle of the night. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)FADEL SENNA/Getty Images
A resident navigates through the rubble following a 6.8-magnitude quake in Marrakesh on September 9, 2023. A powerful earthquake that shook Morocco late September 8 killed more than 600 people, interior ministry figures showed, sending terrified residents fleeing their homes in the middle of the night. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)FADEL SENNA/Getty Images
A resident looks at a damaged building following a 6.8-magnitude quake in Marrakesh on September 9, 2023. A powerful earthquake that shook Morocco late September 8 killed more than 600 people, interior ministry figures showed, sending terrified residents fleeing their homes in the middle of the night. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)FADEL SENNA/Getty Images
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