Morocco earthquake updates: Over 2,900 killed in rare, powerful quake

The quake struck Morocco’s High Atlas mountain range near Marrakech.

ByRiley Hoffman, Jon Haworth, Nadine El-Bawab, Meredith Deliso, and Emily Shapiro
Last Updated: September 13, 2023, 4:51 PM EDT

The death toll has continued to climb in the wake of the rare and powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Morocco Friday night.

More than 2,900 people are confirmed dead.

The quake, Morocco's strongest in more than a century, hit the country's High Atlas mountain range near Marrakech.

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Sep 09, 2023, 1:35 AM EDT

Powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Morocco

At least 296 people were killed Friday night when a 6.8-magnitude struck Marrakech, Morocco, according to Morocco’s Interior Ministry.

The quake struck within the Moroccan High Atlas Mountain range, roughly 75 km (46 miles) southeast of Marrakech, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

It was the strongest earthquake to hit that region in more than a century, according to the USGS.

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