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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]
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 .
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 Morocco earthquake that has killed more than 2,000 people was the strongest to hit the north African nation in several decades.. The earthquake struck just after 11pm on Friday and has ...
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 ...
Ouarzazate ( / ˌwɑːrzəˈzæt, - ˈzɑːt /; Arabic: ورزازات, romanized : Warzāzāt, IPA: [warzaːˈzaːt] ), nicknamed the door of the desert, is a city and capital of Ouarzazate Province in the region of Drâa-Tafilalet, south-central Morocco. Ouarzazate is a primary tourist destination in Morocco during the holidays, as well as a ...
The 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook Morocco’s High Atlas mountain range shortly after 11 p.m. local time on Friday (6 p.m. ET) at the relatively shallow depth of 18.5 kilometers (11.4 miles), the ...
Ouarzazate Solar Power Station (OSPS), also called Noor Power Station (نور, Arabic for light) is a solar power complex and auxiliary diesel fuel system located in the Drâa-Tafilalet region in Morocco, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Ouarzazate town, in Ghessat rural council area. At 510 MW, it is the world's largest concentrated solar power ...