Ajiao, a native of Xiangyang, Hubei who works in Mexico City, told Jimu News that it was around 1 pm at that time. The local area had just conducted an earthquake exercise, but her mobile phone received another alarm saying that the earthquake had occurred. The 6th floor shopping

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On September 19, local time in Mexico, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred in western Mexico (18.3 degrees north latitude, 103.2 degrees west longitude), with a depth of 10 kilometers. The capital Mexico City , which is more than 450 kilometers away from the epicenter, has a strong tremor. Ajiao, a native of Xiangyang, Hubei who works in Mexico City, told Jimu News that it was around 1 pm at that time. The local area had just conducted an earthquake exercise, but her mobile phone received another alarm saying that the earthquake had occurred. The 6th floor shopping mall where she was located was shaking. She quickly ran from the 6th floor to the roof of the 6th floor to take shelter. The house swayed for more than a minute and then returned to peace.

earthquake prevention exercise not long after the earthquake earthquake came.

Gillian is from Xiangyang, Hubei. She came to Mexico City, the capital of Mexico a year and a half ago to work in a shopping mall in the newly developed city.

A Jiao posted on WeChat Moments that the earthquake

The mall is newly built and is still investing in the business. There are not many people inside. A Jiao’s office is located on the 5th floor.

When the earthquake occurred, it happened to be 1:05 pm. Gillian's mobile phone suddenly received an alarm saying that an earthquake had occurred. Gillian also felt the house shaking. Because the 5th floor is closer to the roof of the 6th floor, Jiao quickly left the office and retreated to the rooftop to take refuge.

Five or six Mexican employees were also evacuated to the rooftop with Gillian. After the building was shaking for more than a minute, Gillian felt calm. After

, Gillian thought the danger was lifted, so she left the rooftop and returned to the office. However, in order to ensure safety, the mall security guard quickly asked her to evacuate to the open space outside the building.

"A earthquake happened just after the earthquake exercise. Some people still don't believe it when they received the earthquake alarm." Gillian said.

Because that day was the anniversary of the 8.0 magnitude earthquake in 1980 and the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in 2017 on Mexico history , it is also the day of earthquake exercises in Mexico.

Gillian said that such exercises are only once a year. At around 12 noon that day, she participated in the earthquake-proof exercise according to the procedures, and as a result, an earthquake actually occurred within a few minutes of the exercise. Because Mexico has frequent earthquakes, everyone’s mobile phones have earthquake warning system . After many local Chinese received the earthquake alarm, some people couldn't believe it because it was a coincidence that the earthquake and the exercise were so close together. Many people also posted on WeChat Moments to discuss this matter. Some people have encountered a real earthquake just after the earthquake exercise has ended and they have been evacuated on the streets before they have had time to return to the building.

Mexico The walls of the house are cracked

Although Gillian has only been in Mexico for a year and a half, this is not the first time she has encountered an earthquake.

On September 8, 2021, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred in Guerrero State in southern Mexico. The capital city, which is more than 270 kilometers away from the epicenter, felt a strong tremor.

"At that time, I felt that the house was shaking more violently." Gillian said.

The vibration of this 7.7-magnitude earthquake is located 455 kilometers southwest of Mexico City. Although the magnitude of is higher, it may be that because it is farther from Mexico City, Gillian feels that the vibration is not as strong as the last time.

However, the earthquake still had an impact on Mexico City.

Lao Ganma in the Chinese restaurant broke

Gillian said that there is a Chinese mall nearby, and she often orders takeout at a Chinese restaurant on the 16th floor of the mall. During this earthquake, the shelves in the restaurant operation room were shaking, the goods fell to the ground, and several bottles of Lao Ganma were broken. The restaurant owner also posted pictures on his Moments.

There are cracks in the walls of Chinese homes

There are also Chinese friends who posted on WeChat Moments that their walls were shaken and cracked, but the cracks were not too serious.

Like Gillian, many Chinese in Mexico posted videos of a building shaking in the earthquake. This building is the shopping center "plaza lzazaga 38" (Chinese people called venue 38 that day). A Chinese said that the building was shaking at the time and was really afraid of falling down, but fortunately it did not fall down. Another Chinese, Mr. Lin, told Jimu News that as far as he knows, no houses collapsed in Mexico City, and no casualties.

According to Xinhua News Agency, the earthquake caused a wall of a shopping mall in Manzanillo, Colima, in western Michoacan, Mexico to collapsed in the earthquake, killing one person.The earthquake also activated tsunami warnings in four states along the Pacific coast of Mexico, including Colima, m Choacan , Jalisco and Guerrero. States take relevant measures to deal with possible disasters.

(Picture source: Photo provided by the interviewee)

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