The earthquake that hit the central region of Morocco this Friday had an impact equivalent to that of 32 atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima (Japan) during the Second World War.
With a magnitude of 6.8 points on the Richter scale, the epicenter of the earthquake was located in the city of Marrakech. It resulted in the deaths of more than 2,800 people, making it the deadliest earthquake since 1960.
During an interview with Poder360, George de França, professor at the Seismology Center at the University of São Paulo (USP), described the earthquake as equivalent to approximately 30 or 32 atomic bombs in magnitude.
The recent seismic activity in Morocco was classified as “intraplate” by the professor. The earthquake occurred in an area considered stable and far from the limits of tectonic plates.
At the base of the Atlas, the earthquake shook – in the mountain range that separates the Sahara desert from the Mediterranean and Atlantic. The nation lies 550 km south of the Eurasian-African plate boundary.
