A strong earthquake has struck Morocco , damaging buildings in main cities and sending panicked folks pouring into streets from Rabat to Marrakech.
There was no fast phrase on any casualties.
The US Geological Survey mentioned the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 when it hit at 11.11pm on Friday. Morocco’s Nationwide Seismic Monitoring and Alert Community measured it at 7 on the Richter scale.
Variations in early measurements are frequent, though both studying can be Morocco’s strongest since 1960, when a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck close to Agadir and triggered hundreds of deaths.
The epicentre of Friday’s tremor was excessive within the Atlas Mountains south of Marrakech and west of Oukaimeden, a well-liked Moroccan ski resort. It was additionally close to Toubkal, the best peak in North Africa.
Moroccans posted movies displaying some buildings turned to rubble, swirling mud into streets. Vacationers and others posted movies of individuals evacuating eating places in Marrakech as throbbing membership music performed.
