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A magnitude 6.2 earthquake rattled a region of southwest Mexico on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The tremor was about five miles ...
A strong earthquake shook the border of Mexico and Guatemala early Sunday, driving frightened residents into the streets. The temblor struck just before 6 a.m. near the Mexican border town of ...
The earthquake caused damage in the Mexican states of Puebla and Morelos and in the Greater Mexico City area, including the collapse of more than 40 buildings. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] 370 people were killed by the earthquake and related building collapses, including 228 in Mexico City , [ 8 ] [ 9 ] and more than 6,000 were injured.
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit southwest Mexico early Thursday, killing at least one person, days after another deadly quake. 6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Mexico, killing 1 person Skip to main ...
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 1985 Mexico City earthquake struck in the early morning of 19 September at 07:17:50 (CST) with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximal Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The event caused serious damage to the Greater Mexico City area and the deaths of at least 5,000 people. The sequence of events included a foreshock of magnitude 5.2 that ...
A string of earthquakes shook just south of the border Sunday and early Monday, with the largest measured at 4.9, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Earthquakes there have been relatively infrequent. The previous strong event in the region was on June 17, 1928, when a magnitude-7.8 event occurred south of Ciudad Serdán. However, the area 100 to 300 kilometers south of Ciudad Serdán does see more very strong earthquakes, with three events over magnitude 7 in 1928 alone.