2023-09-11 13:01:48
The number of victims from the earthquake that hit Morocco last Friday amounts, according to the latest balance, to 2,497 dead and 2,476 injured, the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior has stated in a note.
According to the latest data released by this department, deaths were recorded 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 deaths), Chichaoua (202 deaths).
A seismic alert bulletin released by the Moroccan National Institute of Geophysics explains that the earthquake, of magnitude 7, shook the northern Moroccan region of Marrakech and occurred at 11:11 p.m. local time on Friday at a depth of 8 kilometers.
It had its epicenter in the town of Ighil, located about 80 kilometers southwest of the city of Marrakech.
The earthquake was the strongest recorded in the country, even surpassing the 2004 earthquake in Al Hoceima, to the north, and the 1960 earthquake, despite the fact that the latter recorded more than 15,000 deaths as a result of the precariousness of the buildings and the depth of the earthquake.
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