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Map showing epicenters of M≥5 earthquakes up to February 4, 2020, in the 2019–2020 Puerto Rico swarm sequence of earthquakes. The region has been seismically active since ancient times. The Great Northern and Great Southern fault zones that cross the main island of Puerto Rico laterally have been active since the Eocene epoch.
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.
Offshore Chiapas, Mexico see 2017 Chiapas earthquake: 15.022 -93.899 98 8.2 M w (USGS) Centred 101 km SSW of Tres Picos, Mexico, at a depth of 47.4 km. [248] September 19, 2017 18:14 Puebla, Mexico see 2017 Central Mexico earthquake: 18.584 -98.399 370 7.1 M w (USGS) Centred 5 km ENE of Raboso, Mexico, at a depth of 51.0 km. [249] September 23 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 .
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 ...