Stuge Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Epicenter 1985 - Mexico City, 8.0 2017 - Mexico City, 7.1 BOTH on September 19 (Different epicenter of course ) (CNN)Rescuers searched for survivors through the night after Tuesday's powerful earthquake shook Mexico City and surrounding states, killing scores and leaving many trapped under collapsed buildings. At least 216 people died in Mexico City -- the country's capital -- and in the states of Puebla, Mexico and Morelos, officials said. Previously, authorities had said that as many as 248 people had died. The death toll was later revised. The epicenter of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake was 2.8 miles (4.5 kilometers) east-northeast of San Juan Raboso and 34.1 miles (55 km) south-southwest of the city of Puebla, in Puebla state, according to the US Geological Survey. President Enrique Peña Nieto said 22 bodies were found in the debris of an elementary school in Mexico City that collapsed due to the earthquake. At least 30 children were still missing Tuesday night, he said. "We are facing a new national emergency," Peña Nieto told citizens earlier on his first address following the earthquake. Tuesday's earthquake came more than one week after a magnitude-8.1 earthquake struck off the southern coast of the country, killing at least 90, according to the governor of the hard-hit state of Oaxaca. http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/19/americas/mexico-earthquake/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_B_ Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 huge spike in deathtoll as expected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Scary scenes of building collapsing, shaking with people inside. Reminds me of Ahmedabad earthquake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuge Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 Aftershocks are creating more trouble to the troubled region http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/23/americas/mexico-oaxaca-earthquake/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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