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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 .
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]
The 2017 Chiapas earthquake caused widespread damage in southern Mexico, especially in Oaxaca, Chiapas and Tabasco. Many buildings were destroyed. 98 people died (78 in Oaxaca, 16 in Chiapas and 4 in Tabasco) and more than 300 were injured. [ 271 ]
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.
It was the longest sentence yet handed down in relation to the magnitude 7.1 quake of Sept. 19, 2017, though it is largely symbolic, because Mexico does not permit life imprisonment and limits ...
Powerful earthquake strikes Mexico on anniversary of 2017, 1985 tremors
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 ...
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 ...