Receiving aid in the remote village of Amendar in Taroudant Province, Morocco, on Tuesday.Credit...Nariman El-Mofty for The New York Times Supported by By The New York Times Follow the latest news ...

Morocco’s worst earthquake of modern times was in 1960 near the western city of Agadir which killed at least 12,000 people. Many Moroccans spent Friday night on the streets fearful of aftershocks.