Moroccan expert： This earthquake is the strongest since 1755, and there may still be aftershocks.

　　Overseas Network September 10th According to Sputnik news agency & radio’s report on September 10th, Moroccan geologist Kamal Agerud said that the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Morocco on the 8th was the strongest earthquake in the country since 1755, which killed 2012 people.

　　Agerud said, "This has not happened in this country since 1755. Earthquakes of this magnitude have not been recorded before, including the magnitude 6.5 earthquake in Hussein in 2004 and the magnitude 6 earthquake in Agadir in 1960. " He added: "The earthquake is the result of the new movement of the Great Atlas fault, but it is not expected to reach magnitude 7. Aftershocks may still occur, but the magnitude is low and may not be felt. " According to the researchers, the possibility of a tsunami after an earthquake is very low, so the epicenter of the earthquake is far from the ocean.

　　In 1755, a 9-magnitude earthquake in Lisbon, Portugal, struck northern Morocco. The earthquake almost completely destroyed Lisbon and Casablanca, Morocco, killing 60,000 to 100,000 people. (Overseas Network/Li Fang)