On Monday, just after the anniversary of Mexico’s earthquakes, an earthquake with an initial magnitude of 7.7 shook central Mexico. September 19, 1985 and 2017considered two of the most destructive in recent history.
The earthquake was located 63 kilometers south of the epicenter at 13:05. Coalcoman, in the state of Michoacán in western MexicoAccording to preliminary information from the Mexican National Seismological Service (SSN).
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At first, the SSN had set a size of 6.8, to be revised shortly. “We will start collecting information, we sincerely hope it is nothing serious,” President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said in his first message from the National Palace.
phenomenon occurred less than an hour after the national exercise It was held at 12:19 to commemorate the September 19, 1985 and 2017 earthquakes.
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“Due to the earthquake recorded in Michoacán this afternoon, emergency protocols have been activated. Michoacán’s Civil Protection remains vigilant,” the state government where the epicenter of the quake occurred said on Twitter.
“No damage has been reported in the city so far,” said Claudia Sheinbaum, head of the Mexico City Government, while “five vultures continue to fly from the Mexico City Citizens’ Security Secretariat”.
It has also been confirmed that a person has died after falling from a railing at a shopping center in Colima. The United States issued a tsunami warning after the earthquake.
The Cablebús Public Transport System stopped its services at the time of the earthquake. According to system personnel, users on both lines have been evacuated, after inspection both lines are already working normally.
Videos recorded by citizens show how the cabins sway from side to side.
“Detectable earthquake. Seismic alarms sounded. Vultures flying. We’re in C5. No damage reported so far. More info in a few minutes. Earthquake continues, stay calm,” the capital’s president said on Twitter.
Other entities in the Southern and Mexican Pacific, such as Colima and Jalisco, also reported that the quake was detectable. A few hours ago, President López Obrador held a ceremony to commemorate the victims of the September 19, 1985 and 2017 earthquakes.
On September 19, 1985, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake with an epicenter struck Guerrero state in the south of the country at 7:19 am (12:19 GMT) and left more than 20,000 dead, mostly in the Mexican capital.
On the same date, 32 years later, on September 19, 2017, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter between Puebla and Morelos (the center of the country) left approximately 370 dead, 228 of which were in Mexico City.
At a press conference, Claudia Sheinbaum, head of the Mexico City Government, and her Emergency cabinet gave the first report on the effects of the 7.4-degree earthquake, which had an epicenter in Michoacán, on Monday afternoon. Sheinbaum reported that 99.1% of the Seismic Warning horns work properly.
He also reiterated that no serious damage was reported immediately, as he said on social networks.
Among the emergency calls they received after the earthquake, It was stated that most of them were caused by nervous breakdowns, fallen trees, poles and lack of electricity.
Regarding the state of public transport, it has been reported that two Cable Car lines are already operating normally and Metro’s Line 4 is out of service due to an overhaul of the electrical system.
It is known that more damage occurs as the minutes pass. For example, the Interlomas bridge, located in Huixquilucan, had to be closed. It suffered a mismatch in its structure this afternoon after the earthquake, when Mayor Romina Contreras ordered building experts to review the stability of this overpass.
Civil Protection conducted an initial review where it did not observe any hidden risks; In addition, State Civil Protection was asked to review and an expert on the matter was hired to comment over the next few hours, Romina Contreras went viral in a video message.
EFE and El Universal (GDA)
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Source: Exame
