Video : Strong earthquake in Morocco of 6.8 magnitude leaves nearly 900 dead

  


A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 was felt late on Friday (September 8) in the southwest part of Marrakesh, Morocco, in which about 132 people were reported dead initially .  However, now according to latest reports , the death toll has reached 820.  This has been confirmed by the Ministry of Interior of Morocco itself.  Apart from this, the talk was given by the US Geological Survey.  It was told that the tremors of the earthquake were felt at around 11:11 pm.  The epicenter of this earthquake was 71 km away from Marrakesh at a depth of 18.5 km.



 According to videos posted on social media, debris was strewn through the narrow streets and goods fell from shelves in people's homes.  The US Geological Survey presented preliminary data regarding the intensity of the earthquake, regarding which they have issued an Orange Alert to indicate the economic loss, estimating that there is a possibility of more damage.


A CCTV camera has captured the below moments just when the earthquake was starting :




 The US Geological Survey has issued a yellow alert for deaths due to earthquake tremors, presenting preliminary data, which indicates that some casualties are likely.  USGS said, "The population of this region lives in areas that are highly sensitive to earthquake tremors."


 Due to its location between the African and Eurasian plates, the northern region of Morocco is prone to earthquakes.  At least 628 people were killed and 926 were injured when a strong earthquake shook Al Hoceimah in northeastern Morocco in 2004.



Apart from this, due to a strong earthquake of 7.3 magnitude that occurred in Morocco's neighboring country Algeria during 1980, 2,500 people were killed and at least 3 lakh people were rendered homeless.  Which is considered to be one of the largest and most destructive earthquakes in recent history.



 Earthquake tremors are felt due to the collision of tectonic plates inside the earth.  There are 7 plates present inside the Earth, which always keep rotating.  But whenever these plates collide with each other, a fault line zone is formed, due to which the corners of the surface of the plates bend and pressure builds up there.  Due to this the plates start breaking.  Due to the breaking of these plates, the energy inside finds a way to come out, due to which the earth shakes and we call it earthquake.

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