What caused Morocco's earthquake?
The earthquake resulted from a geological phenomenon called a reverse fault
An episode of the Focus on Africa podcast, hosted by BBC World Service, titled "What caused Morocco's earthquake?" was published on September 11, 2023 and runs 25 minutes.
September 11, 2023 ·25m · Focus on Africa
Summary
The number of people killed in Friday's powerful earthquake in Morocco has risen to more than two thousand people, the interior ministry says. With a magnitude of 6.8, the earthquake which hit central Morocco is the biggest the area has seen since before 1900. We explore the impact of military rule in Guinea two years after the fall of former President Alpha Conde.And we hear how a British-Nigerian performance artist is using opera to reconnect with her Pidgin-speaking roots.
Episode Description
The number of people killed in Friday's powerful earthquake in Morocco has risen to more than two thousand people, the interior ministry says. With a magnitude of 6.8, the earthquake which hit central Morocco is the biggest the area has seen since before 1900.
We explore the impact of military rule in Guinea two years after the fall of former President Alpha Conde.
And we hear how a British-Nigerian performance artist is using opera to reconnect with her Pidgin-speaking roots.