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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.
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 ...
The 1985 Mexico City earthquake was an earthquake that happened in Mexico City on September 19, 1985. It had a magnitude of 8.1, and the number of people killed was around 10,000.
Sep 20, 2017 · On the same exact date 32 years ago, a massive earthquake hit western Mexico, badly damaging the bustling city and killing thousands of people. The Associated Press reported that at least 9,500 ...
The second occurred on the 28th of June 1957, registered in Mexico City with a magnitude of 7.7 grades, which caused the Angel of Independence monument to fall, 569 people were injured, and 52 casualties were recorded.
Mexico was hit by one of the most devastating earthquakes in its history on September 19, 1985 at 7:18 a.m. MDT time. this earthquake, which was centered about 380 kilometers west-southwest of Mexico City, had a surface-wave magnitude of 8.1.
On 19 September 1985, at 7:19am CST, the area was struck by the 1985 Mexico City earthquake. The earthquake proved to be a disaster politically for the one-party state government. The Mexican government was paralyzed by its own bureaucracy and corruption, forcing ordinary citizens to create and direct their own rescue efforts and to reconstruct ...
