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The September 8 earthquake is Morocco’s deadliest quake in more than 60 years.
On September 8, 2023, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit Morocco’s Atlas Mountains region.
The earthquake’s epicentre was located in Al-Haouz province in the High Atlas of the mountains – an area usually not associated with earthquakes – about 75km (44 miles) from Marrakesh, Morocco’s fourth largest city.
The earthquake is the country’s deadliest in more than 60 years, killing at least 2,497 people and leaving at least 2,476 injured.
Powerful earthquakes rare
According to the United States Geological…
