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The 1985 Mexico City earthquake struck in the early morning of 19 September at 07:17:50 (CST) with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximal Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The event caused serious damage to the Greater Mexico City area and the deaths of at least 5,000 people.
Mexico City earthquake of 1985, severe earthquake that occurred on September 19, 1985, off the coast of the Mexican state of Michoacán, causing widespread death and injuries and catastrophic damage in Mexico’s capital, Mexico City.
Nov 9, 2009 · Learn about the powerful magnitude 8.1 earthquake that struck Mexico City on September 19, 1985, killing more than 10,000 people and causing massive damage. Find out how the government responded to the disaster and what safety measures were taken afterwards.
Sep 19, 2011 · The earthquake caused landslides, rockslides, and sandblows, opened cracks in the ground and damaged or destroyed buildings. In Mexico City, 412 buildings collapsed and another 3,124 were ...
It commemorates the victims of the 19th of September 1985 earthquake and it also pays homage to the rescue teams. Paseo de la Reforma (1985) by Mayo Brothers Archivo General de la Nación -...
Sep 19, 2017 · A major earthquake struck off the southwest coast of Mexico today, collapsing buildings as far inland as Mexico City 250 miles away and causing severe damage there and in at least three Mexican...
Sep 19, 2008 · One of the worst natural disasters in the Americas occurred 23 years ago today, when at 7:19 am local time an earthquake of magnitude 8.1 struck in the subduction zone off the west coast of Mexico.
