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A map shows earthquakes above magnitude 2.5 that struck in the last week in Southern California. ... South of the California-Mexico border, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck on Easter Sunday in ...
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake rattled a region of southwest Mexico on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The tremor was about five miles ...
A strong earthquake shook the border of Mexico and Guatemala early Sunday, driving frightened residents into the streets. The temblor struck just before 6 a.m. near the Mexican border town of ...
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 ...
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On 19 September 2022, a moment magnitude 7.6–7.7 earthquake struck between the Mexican states of Michoacán and Colima at 13:05:06 local time. [1] [4] The earthquake had a depth of 26.9 km (16.7 mi), [1] resulting in a maximum intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
It came after the surrounding area in the Mexican state of Acapulco was battered by Hurricane Otis Earthquake with a 4.4-magnitude detected in Mexican resort city Skip to main content
The earthquake caused damage in the Mexican states of Puebla and Morelos and in the Greater Mexico City area, including the collapse of more than 40 buildings. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] 370 people were killed by the earthquake and related building collapses, including 228 in Mexico City , [ 8 ] [ 9 ] and more than 6,000 were injured.