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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.
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 ...
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 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 ...
Widespread damage in Mexico City, Morelos and Puebla. Many buildings collapsed. 370 people were killed (228 in Mexico City, 74 in Morelos, 46 in Puebla, 15 in Mexico State, 6 in Guerrero and 1 in Oaxaca) and more than 6,000 injured. [281] [282] [283] 370: 6,011 20 [284] New Zealand offshore, 247 km west of Auckland Island: 6.1: 8.0: III 20 [285]
The quake's epicenter was about 10 miles northeast of Acapulco and 180 miles south of Mexico City. ... News. Science & Tech. Shopping. Sports ...
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 magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Mexico has killed at least one person. The earthquake was centered near a small town along the western coast of the country. Lilia Luciano has more.