It's been reported as the most powerful quake to ever hit Morocco.
A resident navigates through the rubble following a 6.8-magnitude quake in Marrakesh, Morocco, on 9 September 2023. Picture: FADEL SENNA / AFPkilled more than 600 people, officials said on Saturday, sending terrified residents fleeing their homes in the middle of the night.struck a mountainous area 72 kilometres southwest of tourist hotspot Marrakesh at 11:11pm on Friday, the US Geological Survey reported.
A resident looks at a damaged building following a 6.8-magnitude quake in Marrakesh, Morocco, on 9 September 2023. Picture: FADEL SENNA / AFP Frenchman Michael Bizet, 43, who owns three traditional riad houses in Marrakesh’s old town, told AFP that he was in bed when the quake struck.
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