An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale that hit Morocco this Friday evening killed at least 632 people and injured 329, according to the African country’s state television, according to Reuters. The shock was felt in several regions of Portugal. According to IPMA, the earthquake occurred at 23:11 at a depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter was located approximately 65 km southwest of Marrakesh.
“I’m in Morocco. It was terrible. There was a deafening noise and a huge earthquake, many people were panicking. The earthquake was very strong. The damage was also great,” writes the reader. CM.
This earthquake, according to information currently available, did not cause any personal or property damage,” IPMA said.
This was felt with maximum intensity in the municipalities of Castro Marim, Faro, Loule, Portimão, Vila Real de Santo António (Faro), Cascais, Lisbon, Torres Vedras, Vila Franca de Xira (Lisbon), Almada , Setubal and Sines (Setubal). ).
It was also felt with less intensity in the municipalities of Coimbra (Coimbra), Albufeira, Olhão, Silves (Faro), Alenquer, Loures, Mafra, Oeiras, Sintra, Amadora, Odivelas (Lisbon), Santo Tirso, Vila Nova de Gaia (Porto), Santiago do Cacem, Seixal and Sesimbra (Setúbal).
A few minutes later, three tremors were felt with a force of 4.5, 3.3 and 3.1 on the Richter scale.
There are messages on social networks from people who felt the shock in the capital. “Tell me that you also recently felt the earthquake in Lisbon,” wrote a user on the social network X/Twitter. “Did I really feel the earthquake here in Lisbon?” – asked another user.
They arrived at CM reports of people feeling shock in different parts of the country: “The water in the pool formed whirlpools,” he says CM witness on holiday in Lagos.
“I was calm and sitting cross-legged in a chair when my legs began to shake, the flowers shook, the front door keys jingled, and then I realized there was going to be an earthquake,” the reader says.
“In Portimao I felt two earthquakes. The latter was more powerful and lasted several seconds. I was sleeping and woke up to the bed shaking violently. Big fear,” says another reader. CM.
A Portuguese man who was at a hotel in Marrakesh said CMTV that both he and his wife began to fear the worst. “My wife shook for ten minutes,” he says, referring to the anxiety he experienced during the earthquake.
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Author: Miguel Bravo Morais, morning Post This Philippa Novais
Source: CM Jornal
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