Mexico earthquake

2022 - 9 - 20

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Powerful quake strikes Mexico on anniversary of temblors, at least ... (Reuters)

A powerful earthquake struck western Mexico on Monday on the anniversary of two devastating temblors, killing at least one person, damaging buildings, ...

Thousands of people were killed in the Sept. Traffic lights stopped working, and people clutched their phones, sending text messages or waiting for calls to get through. "The 19th is a day to be feared." In one store, merchandise was scattered across the floor. (1800 GMT), the magnitude 7.6 quake hit near the coast on the border region of Michoacan and the neighboring state of Colima, the U.S. Authorities also reported damage to two hospitals in the western state of Michoacan near the epicenter.

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Major earthquake shakes Mexico on anniversary of two previous ... (The Guardian)

Quake registered at 7.5 magnitude and struck off the coast of La Placita de Morelos on the anniversary of two devastating tremors.

Humberto Garza stood outside a restaurant in Roma holding his three-year-old son. A previous quake on the same day in 1985 killed about 5,000 people. Local residents cradling pets stood on the street, while tourists visiting a local market with a local guide were visibly confused and upset.

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A 7.6 magnitude earthquake shakes Mexico on the anniversary of ... (NPR)

The earthquake shook Mexico's central Pacific coast on Monday, killing at least one person and setting off a seismic alarm in the rattled capital on the ...

"This is a coincidence," that this is the third Sept. Mexico's National Civil Defense agency said that based on historic data of tsunamis in Mexico, variations of as much as 32 inches (82 cm) were possible in coastal water levels near the epicenter. Tsunami Warning Center said that hazardous tsunami waves were possible for coasts within 186 miles (300 kilometers) of the epicenter. Humberto Garza stood outside a restaurant in Mexico City's Roma neighborhood holding his 3-year son. Cárdenas ran out of her family's hotel and waited with neighbors. Geologic Survey, which had initially put the magnitude at 7.5.

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Powerful earthquake strikes Mexico on anniversary of two massive ... (RNZ)

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck western Mexico on the anniversary of two previous massive quakes, shaking buildings, knocking out power.

Local residents cradling pets stood on the street, while tourists visiting a local market with a local guide were visibly confused and upset. Authorities also reported damage to two hospitals in the western state of Michoacan near the epicentre. "The 19th is a day to be feared."

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Tsunami warning follows major quake in Mexico (CNN International)

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake has struck just off the southwestern coast of Mexico, in Michoacan state, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

Immediately after the quake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that waves reaching up to 3 meters could hit Mexico. In nearby Colima, around 100km from epicenter, very strong shaking capable of "moderate" damage was reported, per USGS data. There are no known casualties or damage yet recorded in Mexico City, according to the city's mayor, Claudia Sheinbaum.

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1 dead after strong earthquake shakes Mexico's Pacific coast (1 News)

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake has shaken Mexico's central Pacific coast, killing at least one person and setting off a seismic alarm in the rattled capital on ...

Mexico's national civil defence agency said that based on historic data of tsunamis in Mexico, variations of as much as 82 cm were possible in coastal water levels near the epicentre. Humberto Garza stood outside a restaurant in Mexico City's Roma neighbourhood holding his three-year-old son. "We knew we'd get this question as soon as it happened," Earle said. Cárdenas ran out of her family's hotel and waited with neighbours. "In the hotel, the roof of the parking area boomed and fell to the ground, and there are cracks in the walls on the second floor," Cárdenas said. It said the quake was centred 37km southeast of Aquila near the boundary of Colima and Michoacan states and at a depth of 15.1km.

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Strong earthquake shakes Mexico´s Pacific coast (Newstalk ZB)

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook Mexico's central Pacific coast today, killing at least one person and setting off a seismic alarm in the rattled capital o.

"This is a coincidence," that this is the third Sept. Humberto Garza stood outside a restaurant in Mexico City's Roma neighborhood holding his 3-year son. "We knew we'd get this question as soon as it happened," Earle said. "There's no physical reason or statistical bias toward earthquakes in any given month in Mexico." Cárdenas ran out of her family's hotel and waited with neighbors. "In the hotel, the roof of the parking area boomed and fell to the ground, and there are cracks in the walls on the second foor," Cárdenas said.

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First Thing: earthquake shakes Mexico on anniversary of two past ... (The Guardian)

Quake registered at 7.5 magnitude on anniversary of earlier tremors. Plus, the rise and fall of Peloton.

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Magnitude 7.6 earthquake shakes Mexico (FOX Weather)

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the western coast of Mexico on Monday afternoon. The U.S. Geological Survey said it initially registered the strong ...

The U.S. Geological Survey said it initially registered the strong earthquake about 25 miles southeast of La Placita de Morelos, Mexico, hitting just after 1 p.m. The tropical storm's outer rain bands were forecast to produce several inches of rain off the Jalisco coast into Monday afternoon. Mexico City had planned an earthquake drill Monday afternoon to mark the 37th anniversary of an 8.1 magnitude earthquake that devastated the capital, according to Geological Survey said it initially registered the strong earthquake about 25 miles southeast of La Placita de Morelos, Mexico. A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the western coast of Mexico on Monday afternoon.

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Over 200 buildings damaged in Mexico quake that killed two (Reuters)

A major earthquake that killed two people in Mexico on Monday also damaged more than 200 buildings and injured 10 people, Laura Velazquez, ...

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Mexico's earthquake coincidence drives anxiety for many (ABC News)

The parents of children killed when a school collapsed during Mexico's 2017 earthquake were celebrating a Mass in their memory, And then the ground began to ...

Xyoli Pérez-Campos, a researcher in the seismology department at the National Autonomous University of Mexico’s Geophysical Institute, said there was no physical reason for the coincidence of major earthquakes on a single day. On the morning of Sept. He said a lot of his acquaintances begin to worry about an earthquake come September. Mexico’s national Civil Defense Coordinator Laura Velázquez said Tuesday that the two deaths in Colima were due to parts of buildings collapsing. 19 to commemorate the devastating 1985 temblor. More than 200 buildings were damaged, including dozens of schools and health centers, she said.

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Mexico earthquake: Death toll rises to two, 200 buildings damaged (Aljazeera.com)

Mexico's president says material damage reported near epicentre of quake, but it is lucky death toll not higher.

Monday’s earthquake was the result of the “interaction of the Cocos plate with the North America plate”, which also caused the 1985 earthquake, Perez-Campos said. Power was out in parts of the city, however, including at stoplights, which snarled the capital’s already notorious traffic. “It was a tremor of considerable intensity,” he said. Ten people also were injured: nine in Colima and one in neighbouring Michoacan. [said](https://twitter.com/lopezobrador_/status/1571937397243514880) there was material damage near the epicentre, but that it was lucky that the death toll was not higher. Most of the damage was in the Pacific states of Colima and Michoacan, close to the Michoacan epicentre of the earthquake, which struck on the same date as two previous temblors that devastated Mexico in 1985 and 2017, respectively.

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Mexico's earthquake coincidence drives anxiety for many (ABC News)

The parents of children killed when a school collapsed during Mexico's 2017 earthquake were celebrating a Mass in their memory, And then the ground began to ...

Xyoli Pérez-Campos, a researcher in the seismology department at the National Autonomous University of Mexico’s Geophysical Institute, said there was no physical reason for the coincidence of major earthquakes on a single day. On the morning of Sept. He said a lot of his acquaintances begin to worry about an earthquake come September. Mexico’s national Civil Defense Coordinator Laura Velázquez said Tuesday that the two deaths in Colima were due to parts of buildings collapsing. 19 to commemorate the devastating 1985 temblor. More than 200 buildings were damaged, including dozens of schools and health centers, she said.

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'My God, not again!': Quake coincidence causes anxiety for Mexico (New Zealand Herald)

As the parents of children killed when a school collapsed during Mexico's 2017 earthquake celebrated a Mass in their memory, the ground began to shake again ...

"The plates break when it's their time to break," Perez-Campos said. Xyoli Perez-Campos, a researcher in the seismology department at the National Autonomous University of Mexico's Geophysical Institute, said there was no physical reason for the coincidence of major earthquakes on a single day. He said a lot of his acquaintances begin to worry about an earthquake come September. Mexico's national Civil Defence coordinator Laura Velazquez said Tuesday that the two deaths in Colima were due to parts of buildings collapsing. More than 200 buildings were damaged, including dozens of schools and health centres, she said. Three powerful earthquakes struck Mexico on September 19 — in 1985, 2017 and now 2022.

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'No, not again!': In Mexico, 3 powerful earthquakes have struck the ... (NBC News)

The unlucky Sept. 19 coincidence has made many Mexicans anxious, with the latest powerful earthquake hitting yesterday. Image: Mexico earthquake.

Xyoli Pérez-Campos, a researcher in the seismology department at the National Autonomous University of Mexico’s Geophysical Institute, said there was no physical reason for the coincidence of major earthquakes on a single day. On the morning of Sept. He said a lot of his acquaintances begin to worry about an earthquake come September. Mexico’s national Civil Defense Coordinator Laura Velázquez said Tuesday that the two deaths in Colima were due to parts of buildings collapsing. 19 to commemorate the devastating 1985 temblor. More than 200 buildings were damaged, including dozens of schools and health centers, she said.

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