The search and rescue operations being conducted by the Moroccan teams had a helping hand from Spain, Britain, and Qatar to find survivors from the 6.8 magnitude quake that struck the High Atlas Mountains late on Friday (September 8), toppling several buildings.
The sheer scale of the disaster in the aftermath of the quake can be imagined that the people slept in the streets of Marrakech for a third straight night as soldiers and other international aid teams carried on their rescue operation into the remote mountain towns in trucks and helicopters.
Morocco earthquake: The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday night has surpassed 2,000, according to country's interior ministry.
According to the Morocco Interior Ministry, 2,012 people were killed and 2,059 injured in the earthquake of magnitude 6.8 with an epicentre some 72 km southwest of Marrakech.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 with an epicentre some 72 km southwest of Marrakech struck Morocco late Friday night, felling buildings including a UNESCO World Heritage site. The earthquake survivors spent the Saturday night in a huddle in the open on the High Atlas Mountains.
Several buildings were toppled in the powerful earthquake which, according to Morocco's geophysical centre, struck in the Ighil area of the High Atlas with a magnitude of 7.2. The U.S. Geological Survey read the quake's magnitude at 6.8 on Ritcher scale.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the epicentre was 203 km north of Mataram, Indonesia, and very deep at 516 km below the Earth's surface.
An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale struck the Surguja district of Chhattisgarh.
According to the National Center for Seismology, "Earthquake of Magnitude:4.8, Occurred on 28-08-2023, 10:05:08 IST, Lat: 36.41 & Long: 70.44, Depth: 173 Km."
The earthquake hit around at 8.19 pm, and the location was 49 km south-east of Cherrapunjee in Meghalaya, the National Center for Seismology said. The depth of the quake was 16 km, it said.
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake rattled the Malatya province in Turkey wounding at least 23 people and damaging buildings.
The US Geological Survey put the magnitude at 5.4. According to the local media reports, the quake caused 74 houses to collapse and 20 people were injured.
The quake hit at the latitude of 36.38 degrees north and longitude of 70.77 degrees east at the depth of 181 km, officials said.
The depth of the quake was 196 kilometres and the tremor was felt at Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar and other cities.
The earthquake took place at 00:53:47 IST at a depth of 69 Km, according to the National Center for Seismology.
Earthquake: After cloudbursts, an earthquake on Sunday evening hit Uttarakhand, according to the National Centre for Seismology.
Earthquake in Jaipur: Rajasthan's capital Jaipur was jolted by three back-to-back earthquakes, however, no casualties or damages were reported yet.
A tsunami warning was issued for some areas of the US state.
Earthquake in J&K: According to the National Centre for Seismology, two back-to-back quakes occurred at 5.38 am and 5:43 am respectively.
According to the National Center for Seismology, the tremors were felt around 401 km North of Kargil.
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