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Earthquake in Morocco

A rare powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Morocco at around 11pm local time on the 8th September claiming over 3000 lives, affecting 30,000 people, collapsing homes, blocking roads and causing buildings to sway as far away as the country's northern coast. The shaking only lasted for several seconds but caused unimaginable devastation.

The tectonic activity in Morocco primarily involves the convergence of the Eurasian and the Nubian (African) plates. The Eurasian Plate pushing against the Nubian Plate is what led to the formation of the Atlas Mountains, which run through Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. 

The epicentre was located in the Ighil area, a mountainous rural commune home to small farming villages in the Al-Haouz province near the ski resort of Oukaimeden in the Atlas Mountains 70 kilometres from Marrakesh. The earthquake was felt all over the country, including in the provinces of Ouarzazate, Marrakesh, Azilal, Chichaoua and Taroudant with tremors being felt as far away as Huelva and Jaen in southern Spain.

The Moroccan armed forces deployed rescue teams to provide affected areas with clean drinking water, food supplies, tents and blankets. However, some remote areas were hard to reach due to obstructed roads and the fact that they are so isolated. Several other countries, including Israel, France, Spain, Italy and the US, offered aid. 

Earthquakes of this size are uncommon in the region but not unexpected, according to experts. Since 1900, there have been 9 magnitude 5 and stronger earthquakes within 500km (311 miles) of this disaster, none of which exceeded magnitude 6 on the richter scale.

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Tipo de evento:Earthquake
Local do evento:Morocco
Data da Ativação da Carta:2023-09-09
Tempo de Ativação da Carta:15:46
Zona de Tempo da Ativação da Carta:UTC+07:00
Requisitante da Carta:UNITAR on behalf of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
ID da Ativação:838
Gerenciamento de projeto:UNITAR
act-value-adders:IFRC
Copernicus EMS (Copernicus EMS)
UAESA
Moroccan Space Agency (CRTS)
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
Konstantin Homenkov (Geoniformation systems)
SERTIT
Lahache Guillaume (Predict Services)
British Geological Survey
Corné van der Sande (eLEAF)
K-water Research Institute
Hamza Ait Zamzami (Reising)
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Power Supply Assessment Following the earthquake in Adassil/Al Haouz

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Preliminary Landslides Assessment for the Morocco Earthquake

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Satellite Imagery Derived Earthquake Damage Assessment of the Al Haouz Region, Morocco

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Ground deformation map of Ouarzazate after the 6.8 magnitude earthquake

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Preliminary satellite flood assessment report of the earthquake in the Chichaoua Province, Marrakech-Safi Region, Morocco

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