The balance of earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday night and was felt in the Algarve, rising to 820 deaths and 672 injuries, of which 250 were seriously injured, the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior announced today.
The province with the most recorded victims is Al Haouz, south of Marrakesh and close to the epicenter, with 394 deaths, according to the balance up to 10 am local time (same time in Lisbon), cited by the Spanish agency EFE.
This is followed by Taroudant (271 dead), Chichaoua (91), Ouarzazate (31), Marrakesh (13), Azilal (11), Agadir (5), Casablanca (3) and Al Youssufia (1).
According to the National Institute of Geophysics of Morocco, the earthquake reached magnitude 7,0 on the Richter scale and occurred in the Marrakesh region (north) at 23:11 pm, at a depth of eight kilometers.
The epicenter was in the town of Ighil, located about 80 kilometers southwest of Marrakesh.
The strong earthquake was felt in Portugal and Spain.
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