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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 .
Mexico lies within two seismically active earthquake zones. The Baja California peninsula lies near the boundary of the Pacific plate and the North American plate, while southern Mexico lies just north of the boundary between the North American plate and the Cocos and Rivera tectonic plates. The Cocos plate is subducting under the North ...
The 2017 Chiapas earthquake struck at 23:49 CDT on 7 September (local time; 04:49 on the 8th UTC) in the Gulf of Tehuantepec off the southern coast of Mexico near the state of Chiapas, approximately 87 kilometres (54 mi) southwest of Pijijiapan (alternately, 101 kilometres (63 mi) south-southwest of Tres Picos), [6] with a Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). [7]
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.
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.
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The 2017 Iran–Iraq earthquake killed 630 people (620 in Iran and 10 in Iraq) and injured more than 8,400 others. Widespread damage in Kermanshah and Kurdistan region. Many buildings collapsed. [320] [321] [322] This was the deadliest earthquake of 2017. 630: 8,435 13 [323] Costa Rica, 18 km west of Parrita: 6.5: 19.4: VIII
Buildings shook in southwestern Mexico after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country on Monday. It came less than an hour after an annual drill was held to commemorate devastating quakes on ...