A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday (September 8) night, killing hundreds of people and damaging buildings, including in the historic city of Marrakech. Morocco’s Interior Ministry said Saturday morning that at least 632 people had died, mostly in Marrakech and five provinces near the quake’s epicentre, The Associated Press reported. Extremely pained by the loss of lives due to an earthquake in Morocco. India is ready to offer all possible assistance to… — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 9, 2023The earthquake has caused widespread damage in the North African country. Faults which move along the direction of the dip plane are dip-slip faults, whereas faults which move horizontally are known as strike-slip faults.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 09, 2023 13:17 UTC