Earthquake in Morocco: Last minute and reactions to the devastating earthquake that has already claimed more than 600 lives

Terrible natural tragedy Morocco. The neighboring country has woken up in a state of shock after a large earthquake 6.9 on the Richter scale that shook several cities in the region this Friday evening. According to the same media that described the phenomenon as “violent,” the quake was felt from the city of Marrakesh to the capital Rabat. The epicenter would be between Marrakech and Agadir, Yabiladi explained that there were widespread tremors in Safi, Essaouira, Casablanca, Rabat, Salé, Kénitra, Fes and Meknes, among others. The Spanish National Geographical Institute (IGN) has reported on its website a second earthquake of smaller magnitude, 4.8 on the Richter scale, in the town of Berrechid. The emergency number 112 Andalucía reported on the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, that it had received “more than twenty calls for one.” seismic movement that was felt in the municipalities of Huelva, Seville, Málaga and Jaén“. In the same publication they added that there was no evidence of damage and that they were waiting for IGN to confirm the information