An earthquake, estimated at 3.9% on the Richter Scale, struck Friday evening the town of Beni Mellal, 260 southeast of the capital Rabat.
The epicenter of the quake, which hit at 11:44 pm GMT, was located at the commune of Ouled Youssef.
This was not the first time Morocco was struck by earthquakes in the recent years.
In December 2004, a 5.1 Richter Scale earth quake struck the northern region of Nador, with several aftershocks felt on the following days.
But the hardest was the shattering earthquake that struck Al Hoceima, another northern province, claiming over 560 lives and leaving hundreds homeless.
In 1960, a huge earthquake devastated the southern city of Agadir killing thousands. The tremor measured 6.7 on the Richter scale.
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