Resident of Moroccan village of Moulay Brahim recounts horror of 'apocalyptic' earthquakebr br "We thought it was the apocalypse" remembers a resident of Morocco's village of Moulay Brahim, as he describes the terrifying moment a powerful earthquake struck the country, killing over a thousand people. His village is located in Al-Haouz province, the epicenter of the nation's deadliest earthquake in decades.