Morocco: Earthquake: 2004/02/24

Period	2004/02/24
Country or District	Morocco
Event Type	Earthquake
Outline	A strong earthquake of Magnitude 6.5 on the Richter scale shook northern Morocco early on Tuesday, February 24, killing at least 300 people around the Mediterranean port city of Al Hoceima.

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Report/Articles

OCHA Situation Report No. 6
According to the Al-Hoceima Regional Support Committee latest report, the earthquake claimed 628 lives and injured 926 people.

BBC news 2004/02/26
International rescue workers have called off their search for survivors from Morocco's earthquake, saying that there is no-one still missing.

OCHA Situation Report No.2 2004/02/25
The death toll has risen sharply to nearly 564 people dead. Another 300 people were reported injured, 80 of them seriously.

Reuters Alertnet 2004/02/25
Survivors struggle after Morocco quake kills 564

OCHA Relief Web 2004/02/24
Six villages are severely affected, including Ait Kamara, which was completely destroyed (most houses in this area are built with mud bricks). · more h t an 300 persons are feared dead, and over 200 injured.

CNN News 2004/02/24
The 6.5-magnitude quake, which struck at about 2:28 a.m. (0628 GMT) Tuesday, February 24 was centered in an area 185 miles (295 km) east-northeast of Rabat shook the Strait of Gibraltar and was felt across northern Morocco.

BBC News 2004/02/24
A powerful earthquake centred in the western Mediterranean Sea has killed at least 20 people in Morocco.

Reuters AlertNet 2004/02/24
Strong Morocco earthquake kills at least 40

Geographycal Data

European Mediterranean Seismological Centre
Location of Main shock and aftershocks

Reuters Alertnet 2003/02/25
Detailed maps of Moroccan earthquake area

USGS Earthquake Hazard Program
Preliminary Earthquake Report: Magnitude 6.5 NEAR NORTH COAST OF MOROCCO, 2004 February 24 02:27:46 UTC

Pictures

BBC news 2004/02/25
In pictures: Morocco quake aftermath