According to media reports such as Reuters, " Daily Mail ", at 13:5 local time on the 19th, a magnitude 7.7-magnitude earthquake occurred in the southwest of Mexico . The intensity allowed the capital Mexico City , which was 500 kilometers away, and the earthquake caused at least one person to die. The earthquake is on the anniversary of two major earthquakes on Mexico history . The past two major earthquakes occurred on September 19, and the terrified people called it the "9.19 earthquake curse".
7.7 magnitude strong earthquake died at least 1.
Many countries issued tsunami warning
According to the Mexican Earthquake Monitoring Bureau, at 13:5 local time on September 19, a magnitude strong earthquake occurred in Mexico. The focal center is 63 kilometers south of the state of Michoacan, Mexico, with a depth of about 15.1 kilometers, making it an extremely shallow earthquake.
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued tsunami warnings for coasts such as Colombia, Costa Rica , Ecuador , El Salvador , Nicaragua , Panama, Peru and other countries. Tsunamis in some coastal areas of Mexico may reach 1 to 3 meters high, while tsunamis in Central and South America may be only about 30 cm high. The
earthquake also activated the tsunami warning in four states along the Pacific coast of Mexico, including Colima, m Choacan , Jalisco and Guerrero. The states took relevant measures to deal with possible disasters.
This strong earthquake caused damage to buildings and power interruption. Mexican President Lopez said the earthquake had killed one person. In the Manzanillo mall in Colima, near the center of the quake, a citizen was killed by a falling wall. Two hospitals in Michoacan, western near the epicenter, were damaged.
According to information from the Chinese Embassy in Mexico, there are currently no information reports on casualties of Chinese citizens in the earthquake.
earthquake warning system is in effect,
notified people to escape two minutes in advance
reported that the Mexican government's earthquake warning system has been successfully implemented, winning key refuge time for residents in the earthquake zone. Mexican President Lopez said that the earthquake warning system issued a warning two minutes before the shock wave, allowing many people to go outdoors to take shelter early, greatly reducing casualties, and no major disaster reports have been reported so far.
In the densely populated metropolitan area of Mexico City, which has suffered from strong earthquakes many times, people rushed to the streets and ran to outdoor open spaces to take refuge. Local residents holding their pets stood on the street while local guides and tourists were clearly confused and uneasy.
58-year-old Ramirez said with lingering fear: "I think I'm going to have a heart attack, which is terrible."
Mexico City Bookstore owner Felley said that she first heard the glass window pounding, and then asked the customer to escape from the store. She stood outdoors with her neighbors, watching the 8-story building where the bookstore is located shaking by the earthquake. When the vibration is over, she returned to the bookstore to check. At least thousands of books fell from the bookshelf and scattered all over the ground.
September 19 is the earthquake anniversary,
There were two strong earthquakes in the country on the same day
Mexico's two strong earthquakes also occurred on September 19th. This terrifying coincidence deepened the panic of the people.
reported that since Mexico also had a major earthquake on the same day in 1985 and 2017, such coincidence has also caused heated discussions from the outside world. Just before the earthquake, earthquake early warning exercises had just been held in many places such as Mexico City, the capital of Mexico.
This earthquake marks the anniversary of two major earthquakes in Mexico's history. On September 19, 1985, an 8.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in Mexico, and one-third of the buildings in the capital were destroyed, killing about 10,000 people. On September 19, 2017, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred in central Mexico, killing more than 300 people.
Although Mexican earthquake experts said that all three strong earthquakes occurred on the same day, there is actually no scientific theory to explain it. It can only be said that it is a pure coincidence, but such coincidence still aroused discussions from the outside world again. Some people were panicked on the streets, and some people even shouted: "September 19 is a terrible day, and there is an earthquake curse."
Local people said: "September 19 is a terrible day, why is it such a coincidence? So many major earthquakes occurred on this day, and I don’t know how to face the arrival of this day in the future..."
is located in Pacific Rim earthquake zone ,
earthquake activity frequently occurs. The source of earthquakes is shallower
For a long time, Mexico, located above the three major crustal plates, is a country with frequent earthquakes. According to monitoring, Mexico has experienced more than 40 major earthquakes of magnitude 7 or above in the past century, and four earthquakes of magnitude 8 or above.
It is reported that Mexico is located in the Pacific Rim earthquake zone, so it has frequent earthquake activities. The Pacific Rim earthquake zone is a basin surrounding the Pacific Rim , a region where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are often 40,000 kilometers long and horseshoe-shaped. More than 75% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes are in this earthquake zone. According to plate tectonics, Mexico is located at the junction of the three largest plates on the earth, namely the North American plate, the Pacific plate and the Cocos plate in the eastern Pacific. Whenever the plates are friction or collision, earthquakes will occur, and Mexico is frequently experiencing earthquakes.
seismologist Lucy of the US Geological Survey said that there is a "hidden zone" between plates on the western coast of Mexico, and the Pacific plate is moving towards the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. This is a gentle fault zone, so the earthquake source will be shallower, often causing large earthquakes.
China Business News High Wind News Reporter Guo Ji compiled and edited by Yang Dehe
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