Jimu News Reporter Li Manying
Comprehensive reports from the Associated Press and the Guardian, on September 19 local time, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred in western Mexico, and buildings collapsed in the epicenter area, killing at least one person. Experts predict that earthquakes may trigger secondary disasters in tsunamis and floods.
Coincidentally, the date of the earthquake in Mexico was the anniversary of two major earthquakes in Mexico's history. Shortly after the simulated earthquake alarm was issued, the earthquake really came.
People in the earthquake (Photo source: Associated Press)
At least 1 person died in the earthquake
It is reported that at 1:5 pm local time on September 19, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred in western Mexico. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake occurred in Michoacan, whose state capital Morelia is located between Mexico City and Guadalajara, two major cities in Mexico.
The epicenter of the earthquake is located 37 kilometers (23 miles) southeast of Aquila, close to the border between Colima and Michoacan, with a focal depth of 15 kilometers (9.4 miles).
Mexican President Lopez said on Twitter that the Navy Minister told him that a wall in Manzanillo, in the port city of Colima, killed one person.
People in the earthquake (Photo source: Reuters)
is the anniversary of two major earthquakes in history
It is reported that the earthquake is the anniversary of two major earthquakes in history
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On September 19, 1985, at least 9,500 people in Mexico died in the 8.0-magnitude earthquake near the coast of Guerrero. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred in Mexico on September 19, 2017, killing more than 360 people.
On September 19th local time, members of the rescue team were participating in the 1985 and 2017 earthquake commemoration activities in Mexico City, conducting earthquake exercises, and issuing simulated earthquake alerts nationwide. However, in less than an hour, they issued an alarm for a new earthquake, and this time it was a real earthquake alarm.
"The previous two earthquakes were on this date, and there will always be something on the 19th." A citizen in Mexico City sighed, "The 19th is a terrible day."
is located in a Roman community hundreds of kilometers northeast of the epicenter, and some areas have no power. Local residents holding their pets stood on the street, and tourists visiting the local area were obviously uneasy.
A citizen said that the earthquake alarm sounded quickly after the simulated alarm on the anniversary, and he was not sure whether it was true or false.
US Geological Survey seismologist Paul Earl said this was the third earthquake in Mexico on the date of September 19, but it was just a "coincidence". He said the earthquake had nothing to do with the simulation exercise and had nothing to do with the previous destructive earthquake in Taiwan.
There may be a tsunami on the coast of the epicenter of the epicenter of the earthquake
In Alkman, Michoacan, near the epicenter of the earthquake, buildings were significantly damaged.
"The earthquake started with slower, then very strong, and continued until it started to ease." A 16-year-old girl said that because of the earthquake, she had to run out of her home and wait with her neighbors. Due to the earthquake, cracks appeared in the walls of hotels and some houses along the street, and parts of the exterior walls and roofs began to fall off.
"In the hotel, the roof of the parking lot rumbling and fell to the ground, and cracks appeared on the wall on the second floor." The girl said that the hospital in the town was seriously damaged.
m Choacan State authorities said that apart from cracks and collapses in Alkman City buildings, no more information about major damage has been received in the state.
Mexico City issued a mandatory evacuation order, and the mayor said that so far, no reports of damage to the capital have been reported.
Mexico National Civil Defense Agency reminds that according to historical data of the Mexican tsunami, the coastal water level changes near the epicenter may be as high as 32 inches (82 cm).
The U.S. Tsunami Warning Center stated that after the earthquake, there was a risk of a tsunami near the Michoacan coast, and videos posted by netizens on social media showed that floods had occurred in Manzanillo.
