Earth tremors in Fes: More fear than harm

The two earth tremors recorded on Thursday morning in Fes caused fear among the inhabitants of several districts, but without causing any casualties, according to concordant sources.A very rare occurrence in Fes, these tremors have become the main topic of conversation for residents in workplaces, cafés, or on buses.In the popular district of Sidi Boujida, several people took to the streets when the earth shook for the first time at 05:29.It was the worshippers returning from the Al Fajr prayer who were the main witnesses to the scene."After performing the Al Fajr prayer in the nearby mosque, I returned home when the walls of my house began to shake," a resident of this district told MAP.A street cleaner, who was working in front of a bank, made the same observation and stated that several local residents gathered near the Tajemouâti mosque, in the Jnanates district, at the time of the…