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As earthquake wreaks havoc in Morocco, a look at deadliest quakes over the past 25 years

The earthquake that struck Morocco on late Friday evening has claimed over 2000 lives so far with the numbers expected to increase as the teams continue to carry out rescue operations despite struggling to reach some areas.
According to the Interior Ministry, 2,012 people were killed and 2,059 injured in the earthquake of magnitude 6.8 with an epicentre some 72 km southwest of Marrakech.The earthquake that struck Morocco on late Friday evening has claimed over 2000 lives so far with the numbers expected to increase as the teams continue to carry out rescue operations despite struggling to reach some areas.
According to the Interior Ministry, 2,012 people were killed and 2,059 injured in the earthquake of magnitude 6.8 with an epicentre some 72 km southwest of Marrakech.