 south-west of Marrakesh, at a depth of 18.5km, the US Geological Survey said. It was followed by a 4.9 aftershock 19 minutes later. "Our riad has survived but the roofs of the buildings around us have all crumbled and the house next door has collapsed," Samantha said. "There is an enormous amount of building debris everywhere and lots of the alleyways are blocked." She said other English tourists she has met want to get home safely but "flight prices are rising exorbitantly by the hour". Caitlin and Jamie Faulkner, from Wigtownshire, are at the end of their honeymoon in Marrakesh. They said the earthquake was a surreal experience. They were at a pool party that ended at 11pm, and when the quake happened, Caitlin said "we thought they'd turned the music back on. It sounded like bass but with no music". "In the UK you don't get taught how to deal with these things," Ms Faulkner said. Image source, Caitlin Faulkner Image caption, Jamie and Caitlin Faulkner are on their honeymoon in Marrakesh "It wasn't until we got out and there was everything in darkness and people were panicking. There's been a bit of damage to the hotel but it's a new build and overall it's okay. "Only yesterday we were walking around the medina and today we're looking at t){kind=link}
Tourists in Marrakesh have been speaking to the BBC about their experience of the strong earthquake that struck central Morocco.
Samantha and her daughter Jessica are currently staying in a riad – a traditional Moroccan house – in the Palais Bahia part of city.
They were evacuated to a nearby square when the quake hit, and spent the night there with hundreds of locals.
Samantha said there was a strong community spirit.
The 6.8 magnitude quake struck at 23:11 local time on Friday and thousands of people have died.