Residents of Marrakech, the nearest major city to the epicenter, say some buildings had collapsed
RABAT, Morocco – A powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Morocco tumbled buildings and sent people fleeing their homes in several cities late on Friday, residents said, but the scale of damage nearest the epicentre in the High Atlas mountains was not immediately clear.
The quake’s epicenter was at a relatively shallow depth of 18.5 km and occurred about 72 km southwest of Marrakech and 56 km west of the town of Oukaimeden just after 11 pm local time , according to the United States Geological Survey. There was no immediate comment from local emergency or government officials on Moroccan media and Reuters could not immediately reach any for contact.
Another Marrakech resident, Brahim Himmi, said he saw ambulances coming out of the old town and that many building facades were damaged. He said people were frightened and were staying outside in case of another quake.
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