2023 Morocco Earthquake
Al Haouz Province, Morocco — September 8, 2023
The 2023 Morocco earthquake is the deadliest to strike Morocco in over 60 years and the strongest in the region in modern history. It devastated dozens of villages in the High Atlas Mountains, where traditional earthen construction proved catastrophically vulnerable to shaking.
Earthquake Facts
Magnitude
M6.8
Date
Sep 8, 2023
Depth
18.5 km
Deaths
2,960
Latitude
31.135°
Longitude
-8.414°
Tsunami
No
Region
Morocco
Tectonic Cause
Oblique thrust fault in the High Atlas Mountains, formed by the ongoing convergence of the African and Eurasian plates along the Morocco-Algeria region.
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