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The 2017 Puebla earthquake, also known as 19S, struck at 13:14 CDT (18:14 UTC) on 19 September 2017 with an estimated magnitude of 7.1 M w and strong shaking for about 20 seconds. Its epicenter was about 55 km (34 mi) south of the city of Puebla , Mexico .
Southern Mexico also contains numerous faults, which causes that section of the country to have high tectonic activity. Northeastern Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula are not as seismically active as the area close to the boundary between the North American and Cocos plates, but destructive earthquakes can still occur in those areas.
The earthquake killed an old man, two others people were injured, 159 houses and two religious buildings were damaged. [282] A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, on October 24 at a depth of 26.1 km (16.2 mi). [283] A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan, on October 25 at a depth of 26.1 km (16.2 mi ...
Aftermath photos are streaming in after a 7.1 earthquake brought Mexico to its knees on Tuesday, toppling buildings and leaving at least 226 dead. Aftermath photos of Mexico earthquake reveal ...
T he U.S. Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami was possible only along parts of the Mexican coastline within about 200 miles of the quake epicenter.
Just three days after an earthquake shook western and central Mexico, another powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck Mexico early Thursday, causing buildings to topple and ...
see 2017 Ischia earthquake: 40.780 13.945 2 4.2 M b (USGS) Centred 4 km north of Ischia, Italy, at a depth of 9.3 km. [246] August 22, 2017 22:26 Leyte, Philippines 11.014 124.736 2 5.0 M b (USGS) Centred 8 km NNE of Talisayan, Philippines, at a depth of 10.0 km. [247] September 8, 2017 04:49 Offshore Chiapas, Mexico see 2017 Chiapas earthquake ...
At least 42 people were killed in Morelos state after a powerful earthquake struck central Mexico on Tuesday, bringing the toll from the disaster to 49.