2023 Marrakesh-Safi earthquake
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Summary
2023 Marrakesh-Safi earthquake is an earthquake[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,460 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Marrakesh-Safi[3]
- Country: Morocco[4]
- Location: Al Haouz Province[5]
- Commons category: 2023 Marrakesh-Safi earthquake[6]
- Start time: September 8, 2023[7]
- Point in time: September 8, 2023[8]
- Coordinate location: 31.11009, -8.44001[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:2023 Al Haouz earthquake[10]
- Number of deaths: 2945[11]
- Number of injured: 5663[12]
- Duration: 20[13]
- Aftershocks: 25[14]
- Earthquake magnitude on the moment magnitude scale: 6.8[15]
- Modified Mercalli intensity scale: Mercalli scale IX[16]
- Vertical depth: 18.5[17]
- JMA Magnitude: 6.9[18]
Why It Matters
2023 Marrakesh-Safi earthquake has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]