Morocco Earthquake: Situation Report #3 (September 21, 2023)

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Sep 21, 2023

Morocco Earthquake: Situation Report #3 (September 21, 2023)


FAST FACTS

  • On September 8, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Morocco, about 45 miles southwest of Marrakech

  • Nearly 3,000 people are confirmed dead, with injuries numbering more than 5,500—figures that are expected to increase as search-and-rescue operations continue

  • The disaster was Morocco’s most powerful earthquake in more than a century and its deadliest since 1960

  • More than 380,000 people have been affected by the earthquake