Powerful earthquake strikes Morocco, killing more than 800 and damaging historic Marrakech
More than 800 people have been killed after the deadliest earthquake in decades struck central Morocco, with many of the victims in hard to reach mountainous areas. The 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook Morocco’s High Atlas mountain range shortly after 11 p.m. local time on Friday at the relatively shallow depth of 18.5 kilometers (11.4 miles), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, with the epicenter located about 72 kilometers (44.7 miles) southwest of Marrakech, a city of some 840,000
