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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 .
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.
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]
Español: Imagenes después del terremoto en la Ciudad de México, 19 de septiembre de 2017. English: Volunteers and rescuers working at collapsed building at Colonia Roma, Mexico City. Images after 2017 Central Mexico 2017 Earthquake in Mexico City.
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.
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck in Michoacan, west Mexico, in the early hours of Thursday, September 22, the United States Geological Survey said, with tremors felt as far away as Mexico City ...
People gather outside after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake was felt in Mexico City, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. There were no immediate reports of damage from the quake that hit at 1:05 p.m. local time ...
Pages in category "Earthquakes in Mexico" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. ... 2014 Mexico–Guatemala earthquake; 2017 Chiapas earthquake;