The major Morocco earthquake people usually refer to struck on the night of 8 September 2023.

Key details

  • Date: 8 September 2023.
  • Local time: around 23:11 at night in Morocco (22:11 UTC).
  • Magnitude: about 6.8–6.9, with its epicenter in the Al Haouz province in the High Atlas Mountains, southwest of Marrakesh.

Many reports describe it as the strongest earthquake recorded in Morocco in modern instrumental history and the deadliest since the 1960 Agadir earthquake.

TL;DR: The Morocco earthquake you’re asking about happened on 8 September 2023, late at night local time.