Morocco Quake: Death Toll Quickly Surges Over 1,000

A powerful 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco Friday just after 11 PM local time. Videos on X (Twitter) show multiple buildings collapsing. One video showed a building split nearly in half.+

The death toll has now surpassed 2,000 with over 1,400 have seriously injured.

Videos from mountain villages in the Imlil region show rows of buildings completely collapsed.

This marks the first earthquake of magnitude 6 or greater in the region since 1900

The initial automated death toll estimates from the USGS PAGER system were surpassed and have been revised upward. The economic risk level has been classified as ‘red,’ indicating the highest level of impact with damages estimated to range between 1 to 10 billion dollars.

This is one of the mountain villages in the Imlil region near the top of Jabal Tebqal (the highest peak in the Atlas Mountains ), less than 100 km from the city of #Marrakech. Buildings have been flattened 😢#Morocco #earthquake pic.twitter.com/0yzsEynmFL

— Volcaholic 🌋 (@volcaholic1) September 9, 2023

There is almost nothing left of Adassil village in Morocco. You can hear the absolute heartbreak in this mans voice 😢💔#moroccoearthquake #Morocco #earthquake pic.twitter.com/s9Vr9eo4Nq

— Volcaholic 🌋 (@volcaholic1) September 9, 2023

This is scary. Prayers for the people of Morocco 🇲🇦

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— Dr. George (@GeorgeAnagli) September 9, 2023

Our thoughts and Prayers are with the people of Morocco following a devastating earthquake. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/dSzKPzjkKB

— Højlund Ball (@UtdHojlund_) September 9, 2023

More vide emerging from Morocco showing damage caused by the M6.8 earthquake last night.#Morocco #Maroc #Earthquake pic.twitter.com/dtvT7swMEz

— Volcaholic 🌋 (@volcaholic1) September 9, 2023