Menurut televisi yang dikelola pemerintah, mengutip Kementerian Dalam Negeri Maroko, sedikitnya 1.0372,012 orang tewas dan 1.2042,059 lainnya luka-luka. Dan 721 orang luka serius.<ref name="D_2012">{{cite news|title=Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 2,000 people and damages historic buildings in Marrakech|url=https://apnews.com/article/morocco-earthquake-marraskesh-7f4a503009dede0dec0208c08d6b100b|access-date=9 September 2023|work=Associated Press News|date=9 September 2023|archive-date=9 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909035815/https://apnews.com/article/morocco-earthquake-marraskesh-7f4a503009dede0dec0208c08d6b100b|url-status=live}}</ref> Banyak korban jiwa terjadi di lokasi terpencil di selatan [[Marrakesh]]. Mayoritas kematian terjadi di [[provinsi Al-Haouz]] (542) dan [[Taroudant]] (321). Kematian juga dilaporkan di [[Chichaoua]] (103), [[Ouarzazate]] (38), Marrakesh (13), Azilal (11), [[Agadir]] (5), [[Casablanca]] (3), Youssoufia (1) dan Tinghir.<ref name="SKY632">{{cite news |first=Connor |last= Sephton|agency=Sky News |title=Morocco earthquake latest: Powerful tremor kills at least 820 people and injures hundreds more|url=https://news.sky.com/story/morocco-earthquake-latest-number-of-deaths-expected-to-rise-after-powerful-quake-strikes-as-aftershocks-reported-12957790|access-date=9 September 2023 |date=9 September 2023}}</ref> dengan 201 orang mengalami luka berat.<ref name="BNO632">{{cite news |author1=BNO News |title=BREAKING: Death toll from Morocco earthquake rises to 632, more than 300 injured - state TV |url=https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1700396783577268504 |access-date=9 September 2023 |publisher=Twitter |date=9 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="hespress">{{cite news |title=رسميا.. وزارة الداخلية تعلن وفاة 296 شخصا في المغرب إثر الزلزال العنيف |url=https://www.hespress.com/%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86-%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9-296-%D8%B4%D8%AE%D8%B5%D8%A7-%D9%81-1228912.html/ |access-date=9 September 2023 |agency=Hespress |language=ar |date=9 September 2023}}</ref> Banyak korban jiwa terjadi di lokasi terpencil di selatan [[Marrakesh]] di [[provinsi Al Haouz]], di mana sedikitnya 94 orang tewas. Di Moulay Brahim, warga terjebak di bawah bangunan yang runtuh dan relawan melakukan upaya penyelamatan.<ref name="BNO296">{{cite news |title=A powerful earthquake killed at least 296 people, Morocco Interior Ministry reported|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2023-09-08/a-powerful-earthquake-killed-at-least-296-people-moroccos-interior-ministry-reported |access-date=9 September 2023 |agency=The San Diego Union-Tribune |publisher= |date=9 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="BNO93">{{cite news |title=BREAKING: At least 93 people killed in Morocco earthquake - Al Arabiya |url=https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1700318610218979470 |access-date=9 September 2023 |agency=BNO News |publisher=Twitter |date=9 September 2023}}</ref>
Kementerian Dalam Negeri mengatakan sebagian besar kerusakan terjadi di luar kota.<ref name="Alkhshali1">{{cite news |last1=Alkhshali |first1=Hamdi |title=Powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Morocco, brings down buildings |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/08/africa/morocco-6-8-magnitude-earthquake-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=9 September 2023 |agency=CNN News |date=9 September 2023}}</ref> Di dekat pusat gempa di High Atlas, televisi publik Al Aoula melaporkan banyak bangunan runtuh. Di kota [[Al-Haouz]], tempat pusat gempa berada, sebuah rumah runtuh menjebak penghuninya di bawah reruntuhan.