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The earthquake was also felt in Spain, Portugal, and Algeria. [6] [7] [8] It is the strongest instrumentally recorded earthquake in Morocco, the deadliest in the country since the 1960 Agadir earthquake, and the second-deadliest earthquake of 2023 after the Turkey–Syria earthquakes. [9]
An aftershock measuring 4.9 in magnitude followed the earthquake about 20 minutes later, said the USGS. Morocco’s interior ministry said the tremors struck at least six provinces: Al Haouz ...
30°55′12″N 6°53′57.6″W. / 30.92000°N 6.899333°W / 30.92000; -6.899333. Built. 19th century. Built for. Glaoui family. Architectural style (s) Moroccan (Berber) architecture. Kasbah Taourirt is a historic fortified residence complex or kasbah ( tighremt in Tamazight) in Ouarzazate, Morocco .
Aït Benhaddou. / 31.04722°N 7.12889°W / 31.04722; -7.12889. Aït Benhaddou ( Arabic: آيت بن حدّو) is a historic ighrem or ksar (fortified village) along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakesh in Morocco. It is considered a great example of Moroccan earthen clay architecture and has been a UNESCO World ...
An updated map of the Morocco M6.9 earthquake shows the aftershocks in purple, and includes the Moroccan earthquake catalog from Pelaez et al. (2007) with a 1955 M5.8 earthquake near today’s ...
The quake that struck in Morocco’s High Atlas mountains late on Friday night also damaged historic buildings in Marrakech – the nearest city to the epicentre – while most of the fatalities ...
The 1960 Agadir earthquake occurred on 29 February at 23:40:18 Western European Time near the city of Agadir, located in western Morocco on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean. Despite the earthquake's moderate Mw scale magnitude of 5.8, its relatively shallow depth (15.0 km [7]) resulted in strong surface shaking, with a maximum perceived ...
A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco, sending people racing from their beds into the streets and toppling buildings in mountainous villages and ancient cities not built to withstand such ...