A magnitude 4.6 earthquake was felt this Thursday in Marrakech, Morocco, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
With an epicenter at a depth of 9.7 kilometers, this earthquake has been the most intense aftershock felt in Morocco since the violent earthquake last Friday, which killed nearly 3,000 people and had a magnitude valued at 6.8 by the USGS and in 7 by the National Geography Service. Institute of Geophysics of Morocco.
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According to the Efe agency, this is the first aftershock of last week’s earthquake that exceeds 4.5 magnitude on the Richter scale, and the epicenter of this aftershock was located in the Ighil area, precisely the same town where the epicenter of the last earthquake occurred. Friday.
Last Friday night, a strong earthquake was recorded in that town, 63 kilometers southwest of Marrakech, which caused the collapse of several buildings and caused the death of at least 2,946 people, according to the latest report from the Moroccan authorities.
At least 5,674 people were injured as a result of the earthquake, the effects of which were aggravated by the fact that it was night and most people were indoors, sleeping.
The earthquake also caused serious damage to several Moroccan monuments included on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
At the same time, the earthquake also raised questions about the slowness with which Morocco accepted international aid from countries like France, making historic diplomatic tensions between the countries even more evident.
Source: Observadora
