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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]
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 ...
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 ...
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;
2017 Mexico earthquake may refer to: Magnitude 5.7 earthquake offshore 78 km west southwest of Higuera de Zaragoza on 29 March; 2017 Chiapas earthquake, magnitude 8.1 earthquake on 7 September; 2017 Puebla earthquake, magnitude 7.1 earthquake on 19 September; Magnitude 6.1 earthquake 18 km south southeast of Matias Romero on 23 September