CASABLANCA, Morocco - A strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake rattled Morocco late Friday, according to the US Geological Survey, causing people to flee their homes in a panic.
CASABLANCA, Morocco - A strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake rattled Morocco late Friday, according to the US Geological Survey, causing people to flee their homes in a panic.It sent debris flying into narrow alleyways and items tumbling off shelves, according to video posted on social media."There's not too much damage, more panic. We heard screams at the time of the tremor," a resident of Essaouira, 200 km west of Marrakech, told AFP by telephone.
USGS's PAGER system, which provides preliminary assessments on the impact of earthquakes, issued an orange alert for economic losses, estimating significant damage is likely, and a yellow alert for shaking-related fatalities, indicating some casualties are possible. Morocco experiences frequent earthquakes in its northern region due to its position between the African and Eurasian plates.
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