Oukaïmedene, Morocco | M6.8

September 8, 2023, M6.8 Earthquake

Earthquake Information

• USGS Event Page
• Swiss Society for Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics Reconnaissance Webinar Recording

News Articles

• Earthquake in Morocco (live updates, New York Times)
• ‘My neighbours dug for me with bare hands’: Morocco earthquake survivors grapple with loss and chaos all around (The Guardian)
• Mapped: Morocco earthquake that killed over 2,000 and levelled buildings in Marrakech (quoting EERI Board Member Jonathan Stewart)
• What we know three days after Morocco’s devastating earthquake (Al Jazeera)

Resources

• Moroccan Earthquake-Resistant Regulations for Earthen Constructions
  • French Version
  • Draft English Translation
• World Housing Encyclopedia Resources
  • Report #75: Stone masonry apartment building (Algeria)
    
  • Tutorials on Adobe Construction in Seismic Areas
• Information on Previous Earthquakes in Morocco
  • LFE Report: February 24, 2004, M6.4 Al Hoceima, Morocco Earthquake (North Coast)