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Morocco earthquake: Why the 6.8 magnitude tremor caused buildings to crumble
FirstpostMuch of the damage observed to new construction appears to be attributed to reinforced concrete frame buildings filled with brittle, hollow red clay bricks. Brittle buildings crumbled from the impact The earthquake in Morocco occurred as a result of the collision between two tectonic plates: the Nubian tectonic plate and the Eurasian tectonic plate, about 500 kilometres north of the epicentre. Much of the damage observed to new construction appears to be attributed to reinforced concrete frame buildings infilled with brittle, hollow red clay bricks. It was this simple design philosophy that can be credited for the impressive performance of most reinforced concrete buildings constructed after the 1980s in Christchurch, New Zealand, during and after the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquake.
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