{"id":2026924,"date":"2023-09-09T17:46:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T21:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rare-powerful-earthquake-strikes-morocco-leaves-1300-dead\/"},"modified":"2023-09-09T17:48:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T21:48:04","slug":"rare-powerful-earthquake-strikes-morocco-leaves-1300-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rare-powerful-earthquake-strikes-morocco-leaves-1300-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Devastating earthquake hits Morocco, claiming over 1,300 lives."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frare-powerful-earthquake-strikes-morocco-leaves-1300-dead%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2026924&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Powerful and Rare Earthquake Strikes Morocco, Leaving Devastation in Its Wake<\/h2>\n<p>A powerful and rare\u2062 earthquake has struck the \u2064northern \u2063African nation of Morocco, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/death-toll-damage-bill-rising-as-tornadoes-wreak-havoc-across-central-u-s\/\" title=\"Death Toll, Damage Bill Rising as Tornadoes Wreak Havoc Across Central U.S.\">causing widespread destruction<\/a> and\u200c claiming the lives of at least\u200d 1,300 \u200dpeople,\u2064 with\u200d over 1,800 injured.<\/p>\n<p>The earthquake,\u2063 which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/king-of-the-flop-counting-down-lebron-james-worst-acting-jobs\/\" title=\"\u2018King Of The Flop\u2019: Counting Down LeBron James\u2019 Worst Acting Jobs\">occurred late<\/a> on Friday night, hit\u200d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-israel-pounds-underground-palestinian-terror-networks-assets-with-110-precision-bombs\/\" title=\"WATCH: Israel Pounds Underground Palestinian Terror Networks, Assets With 110 Precision Bombs\">western part<\/a> of the country,\u2063 situated across from Spain just south of the Strait of Gibraltar.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062New\u2062 York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2023\/09\/09\/world\/morocco-earthquake-marrakesh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that\u2062 the earthquake, measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale,\u2063 struck in the High\u200d Atlas Mountains close to midnight. This seismic event is the most powerful earthquake to hit Morocco in over 120 years.<\/p>\n<p>According\u2062 to The Times, Morocco\u2062 is located \u2063at the juncture of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rare-powerful-earthquake-strikes-morocco-leaves-1300-dead\/\" title=\"Devastating earthquake hits Morocco, claiming over 1,300 lives.\">slow-motion tectonic crash<\/a> between \u200bthe African and Eurasian plates. These plates collide at a rate of only 4 to 6 millimeters per year, in stark contrast to the San Andreas Fault, which shifts approximately 50 millimeters per year.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that the number of \u2062fatalities \u200bresulting from this earthquake could range from 1,000 \u2063to 10,000.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE \u200dDAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In response to the\u2063 tragedy,\u2062 King Mohammed VI of Morocco held a meeting where he issued\u2062 orders \u2062directing his government&#8217;s response. He instructed the\u200c immediate establishment of an inter-ministerial commission responsible for \u200bdeploying a relief \u2063program, emergency rehabilitation, and assistance in\u2064 the reconstruction of destroyed \u200bhousing in the\u2063 affected areas.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration also expressed its support for Morocco, offering condolences and solidarity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply saddened\u200b by the loss \u200cof\u200b life from\u200b yesterday\u2019s earthquake in Morocco and \u2063extend our\u2062 heartfelt condolences to the families\u200b of those affected,\u201d said U.S. Secretary of \u2063State Antony Blinken. \u201cWe offer our support and solidarity to our Moroccan partners at this tragic \u200ctime.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2064 are \u200ddeeply saddened by the loss of life from yesterday\u2019s earthquake in Morocco and extend our heartfelt condolences to the \u200bfamilies of those affected. We offer our support and solidarity \u2062to our \u2062Moroccan partners at this tragic\u200d time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecBlinken\/status\/1700499840357089405?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9,\u2064 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Multiple nations, including Turkey,\u2064 which is still recovering from a devastating earthquake in\u2064 February that claimed over 50,000 lives, \u2062have offered support \u2063to Morocco in the aftermath of this earthquake.<\/p>\n<p>Achraf \u200dHakimi, a star player on \u2062the Moroccan soccer team, took \u2063to social media to appeal for blood donations\u2064 to aid the earthquake victims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are living \u2063in difficult times, and our \u2062thoughts are \u200cwith the injured and the families of\u200b the victims,\u201d he wrote. \u201cLet\u2019s all \u200bcooperate and contribute to saving the wounded \u200dby donating blood. \u2064To God we belong and to him \u200cwe\u200c shall\u2064 return.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This is a developing \u2062news story; refresh the page for updates.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rare and strong earthquake hit Morocco, causing over 1,300 deaths and 1,800 injuries. The tremor occurred in the western region, opposite Spain near the Strait of Gibraltar. 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