Mexico earthquake

2022 - 9 - 20

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Deadly magnitude-7.6 earthquake shakes Mexico on the ... (ABC News)

At least two people die and some damage is reported after an earthquake strikes Mexico on the same date as destructive quakes in 1985 and 2017.

Authorities reported damage to several hospitals in the western state of Michoacan near the epicentre, which lies in a sparsely populated part of Mexico. The two deaths occurred in the port of Manzanillo in Colima state, authorities said, with one person crushed by the facade of a department store and another person found dead at a mall. Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said there were no immediate reports of major damage from the quake, which rumbled through Mexico on the anniversary of destructive earthquakes which battered the country in 1985 and 2017. - The quake hit near Mexico's west coast and close to Michoacan's border with the state of Colima - At least two people were killed including one crushed by the facade of a department store At least two people have died after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck western Mexico on Monday — the anniversary of two devastating quakes in 1985 and 2017.

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Mexico earthquake – live: Tsunami warning revised as death toll ... (The Independent)

The quake occurred on the exact anniversary of two previous disasters that killed thousands of people in 1985 and 2017.

A video captured by locals showed debris falling out of a hole from the church building that was caused by the jolt. In one video street signs in Mexico City can be seen swaying due to the earthquake. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. Mexico City is about 485km (302 miles) from the earthquake’s epicentre. A video shared on Twitter showed a ceiling fan violently shaking in a hotel room in Puerto Vallarta when the 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Michoacán state in Mexico. The church of San Miguel Arcángel in Michoacán was damaged after a powerful earthquake struck Mexico on Monday. Two people were killed in the Pacific port of Manzanillo in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that jolted Mexico yesterday, authorities said. [earthquake](/topic/earthquake) off the coast of Michoacán state in [Mexico](/topic/mexico). A video posted on Twitter showed products strewn across the floor in aisle after aisle of a Michoacán supermarket. One of the victims died on Monday after being crushed by the facade of a department store in the Pacific port of Manzanillo, while another was found dead at a mall. The quake occurred on the exact anniversary of two previous disasters that killed thousands of people in 1985 and 2017

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Mexico earthquake: has a tsunami warning been issued - how ... (NationalWorld)

Warnings have been issued that a tsunami could occur along the Mexican coast with waves between one and three metres above tide level possible.

A video from Mexico City showed street signs swaying during the quake and locals crowded in the streets as a warning siren blared in the background. The earthquake is reported to be a 7.6 magnitude quake according to the US Geological Survey. It noted that waves between one and three metres above the tide level are possible along the Mexican coast. Local news channels reported that firefighters closed some buildings in Mexico City to the public due to concerns of collapse. According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre, possible waves could occur within 300km of the earthquake’s epicentre. The US

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What's the probability of three earthquakes hitting Mexico City on the ... (EL PAÍS in English)

The capital was hit by a quake on Monday, on the same day that it was struck by the deadly 1985 and 2017 disasters. Experts say the likelihood of this ...

In 2017, after a second deadly earthquake hit Mexico City, Mogens Bladt, a researcher at UNAM’s Department of Probability and Statistics, helped EL PAÍS determine the probability of another quake measuring 7 or more on the Richter scale affect Mexico City on the date September 19. By dividing the number of earthquakes by the number of days between 1900 and 2022, he calculated that the probability of an earthquake with a magnitude 7 or more hitting on any day in that period was 0.13386%. According to experts, the probability of an earthquake hitting the capital on the exact same day in between 0.000751% and 0.00000024%. But mathematician Luis Gonzali argued that the probability of three earthquakes hitting Mexico City on the same date was much lower. Using these assumptions, Mateos calculated the probability – one in 365 by one in 365 – equalling one in 133,335, or 0.000751%. [earthquakes occur randomly](https://english.elpais.com/usa/2021-09-09/what-were-the-flashes-of-light-seen-during-mexicos-recent-earthquake.html), they are just as likely to hit one date as another; they are independent events; and every year an earthquake measuring 7 or more on the Richter scale hits Mexico City.

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'Curse' fears as Mexico earthquake kills two on EXACT same day as ... (Mirror.co.uk)

A 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit western Mexico around 1pm local time yesterday, damaging buildings and infrastructure, leaving millions without power and ...

"It was like the dentist's drill for me," she said. Ernesto Lanzette, a business owner in the Mexican capital, said: "It's this date. The 19th is a day to be feared." Thousands tragically died in the earthquake on September 19, in 1985, and over 350 died in the quake on the same day in 2017. [earthquake](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/earthquake) shook [Mexico](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/mexico) on the exact same day as two previous killer quakes. The earthquake struck the same day as previous destructive earthquakes battered the country in 1985 and in 2017.

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Is September 19th cursed in Mexico? (The indy100)

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake was 7.6 magnitude, but Mexico's National Seismological Service put it at a 7.7 magnitude quake. Despite ...

This time, at first I was scared, and then I began to cry. It struck a relatively sparsely populated area 250 miles southwest of Mexico City in western Michoacán state and was recorded at a depth of 9.4 miles below ground. María Refugio Valdés, 55, added: “I can’t believe that this happened again on Sept. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings. Maybe it’s a message: We shouldn’t do anything on Sept. 46-year-old nurse Lourdes Trejo said: “It’s surreal how we live in this country with these earthquakes.

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First Thing: earthquake shakes Mexico on anniversary of two past ... (The Guardian)

Quake registered at 7.5 magnitude on anniversary of earlier tremors. Plus, the rise and fall of Peloton.

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Mexico earthquake: Mini tsunami fears as disaster kills two and ... (Daily Express)

The quake struck 46km south-southeast of La Placita De Morelos at a depth of 10km, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake struck 46km south-southeast of La Placita De Morelos at a depth of 10km. At this moment the personnel are working to recover his body." [earthquake](/latest/earthquakes) close to the Pacific coast in Mexico killed two people and triggered more than 217 aftershocks.

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Magnitude 7.6 earthquake shakes Mexico (FOX Weather)

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the western coast of Mexico on Monday afternoon. The U.S. Geological Survey said it initially registered the strong ...

The U.S. Geological Survey said it initially registered the strong earthquake about 25 miles southeast of La Placita de Morelos, Mexico, hitting just after 1 p.m. The tropical storm's outer rain bands were forecast to produce several inches of rain off the Jalisco coast into Monday afternoon. Mexico City had planned an earthquake drill Monday afternoon to mark the 37th anniversary of an 8.1 magnitude earthquake that devastated the capital, according to Geological Survey said it initially registered the strong earthquake about 25 miles southeast of La Placita de Morelos, Mexico. A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the western coast of Mexico on Monday afternoon.

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Major Earthquake Shakes Mexico on Anniversary of Two Previous ... (Democracy Now!)

In Mexico, at least two people were killed as a major 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific coast near the port city of Manzanillo Monday afternoon, ...

Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said there were no reports of major damage in the capital, and she said the timing of the earthquake was a coincidence. The earthquake struck on the anniversary of two previous major quakes that devastated central Mexico in 1985 and 2017. In Mexico, at least two people were killed as a major 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific coast near the port city of Manzanillo Monday afternoon, triggering a tsunami alert, collapsing buildings near the epicenter and knocking out electricity to over a million customers.

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Over 200 buildings damaged in Mexico quake that killed two (Reuters)

A major earthquake that killed two people in Mexico on Monday also damaged more than 200 buildings and injured 10 people, Laura Velazquez, ...

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Mexico's earthquake coincidence drives anxiety for many (ABC News)

The parents of children killed when a school collapsed during Mexico's 2017 earthquake were celebrating a Mass in their memory, And then the ground began to ...

Xyoli Pérez-Campos, a researcher in the seismology department at the National Autonomous University of Mexico’s Geophysical Institute, said there was no physical reason for the coincidence of major earthquakes on a single day. On the morning of Sept. He said a lot of his acquaintances begin to worry about an earthquake come September. Mexico’s national Civil Defense Coordinator Laura Velázquez said Tuesday that the two deaths in Colima were due to parts of buildings collapsing. 19 to commemorate the devastating 1985 temblor. More than 200 buildings were damaged, including dozens of schools and health centers, she said.

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Mexico earthquake: Death toll rises to two, 200 buildings damaged (Aljazeera.com)

Mexico's president says material damage reported near epicentre of quake, but it is lucky death toll not higher.

Monday’s earthquake was the result of the “interaction of the Cocos plate with the North America plate”, which also caused the 1985 earthquake, Perez-Campos said. Power was out in parts of the city, however, including at stoplights, which snarled the capital’s already notorious traffic. “It was a tremor of considerable intensity,” he said. Ten people also were injured: nine in Colima and one in neighbouring Michoacan. [said](https://twitter.com/lopezobrador_/status/1571937397243514880) there was material damage near the epicentre, but that it was lucky that the death toll was not higher. Most of the damage was in the Pacific states of Colima and Michoacan, close to the Michoacan epicentre of the earthquake, which struck on the same date as two previous temblors that devastated Mexico in 1985 and 2017, respectively.

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Mexico's earthquake coincidence drives anxiety for many (ABC News)

The parents of children killed when a school collapsed during Mexico's 2017 earthquake were celebrating a Mass in their memory, And then the ground began to ...

Xyoli Pérez-Campos, a researcher in the seismology department at the National Autonomous University of Mexico’s Geophysical Institute, said there was no physical reason for the coincidence of major earthquakes on a single day. On the morning of Sept. He said a lot of his acquaintances begin to worry about an earthquake come September. Mexico’s national Civil Defense Coordinator Laura Velázquez said Tuesday that the two deaths in Colima were due to parts of buildings collapsing. 19 to commemorate the devastating 1985 temblor. More than 200 buildings were damaged, including dozens of schools and health centers, she said.

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Mexico's earthquake coincidence drives anxiety for many (Albany Times Union)

MEXICO CITY (AP) — As the parents of children killed when a school collapsed during...

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'No, not again!': In Mexico, 3 powerful earthquakes have struck the ... (NBC News)

The unlucky Sept. 19 coincidence has made many Mexicans anxious, with the latest powerful earthquake hitting yesterday. Image: Mexico earthquake.

Xyoli Pérez-Campos, a researcher in the seismology department at the National Autonomous University of Mexico’s Geophysical Institute, said there was no physical reason for the coincidence of major earthquakes on a single day. On the morning of Sept. He said a lot of his acquaintances begin to worry about an earthquake come September. Mexico’s national Civil Defense Coordinator Laura Velázquez said Tuesday that the two deaths in Colima were due to parts of buildings collapsing. 19 to commemorate the devastating 1985 temblor. More than 200 buildings were damaged, including dozens of schools and health centers, she said.

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Two dead in Mexico earthquake which struck on same date as two ... (Sky News)

19 September was also the date in both 1985 and 2017 when Mexico suffered powerful earthquakes, which caused enormous damage.

[In 2017, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake killed more than 350 people](https://news.sky.com/story/mexico-city-hit-by-7-1-magnitude-earthquake-on-anniversary-of-1985-disaster-11043859) in the city of Puebla in central Mexico, which also saw more than 40 buildings collapse. In 1985, an 8.0 magnitude quake hit Mexico City, causing the deaths of 9,500 people in the centre, south and west of the country. One of the victims was crushed by the front of a department store in Manzanillo and the other was found dead inside a shopping centre in the same port city in the state of Colima. The epicentre was in a sparsely populated part of Mexico, about 90km (56 miles) from Tecoman in Colima, close to the Pacific coast and around 400km (250 miles) from Mexico City. At least two people were killed after the earthquake struck shortly after 1pm local time on Monday 19 September in the west of the country. A 7.6 magnitude earthquake has hit Mexico on the same date as two devastating quakes in 1985 and 2017, in what scientists labelled a pure coincidence.

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