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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 Iran–Iraq earthquake killed 630 people (620 in Iran and 10 in Iraq) and injured more than 8,400 others. Widespread damage in Kermanshah and Kurdistan region. Many buildings collapsed. [321] [322] [323] This was the deadliest earthquake of 2017. 630: 8,435 13 [324] Costa Rica, 18 km west of Parrita: 6.5: 19.4: VIII
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.
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.
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 ...
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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
File:2017-09-19 Puebla, Mexico M7.1 earthquake shakemap (USGS).jpg (Datei).jpg. Add languages. ... Shakemap of the Earthquake in Puebla, Mexico on 19 September 2017: