They were visiting the country when the shaking began. Quake-ready training they learned growing up helped keep them calm.
Garnett and daughter Natalie say they feared their three-story hotel would collapse.
"So me and my mom are just looking at each other and suddenly, we're like, 'We need to run for the door because we have been training for this our whole lives. We're from San Francisco, we've lived through earthquakes, we know about earthquakes, but there's still a few seconds when you're in disbelief," said Natalie Garnett.
Many ran for safety from homes and restaurant. The epicenter, about 45 miles south of Marrakech, the heaviest damage in Morocco's Atlas Mountains.Rescuers continue to seek survivors from most catastrophic Moroccan earthquake of past century"We evacuated after 15 minutes. Our host made us leave, and we walked to the main square where there were hundreds of people," said Patrick Hunter."It's really difficult to hear about the damage that was done," Patrick said.
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