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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. Map depicting the epicentre of the earthquake that devastated Mexico City on Sept. 19, 1985.
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Nov 9, 2009 · At around 7:19 a.m. on September 19, 1985, Mexico City, one of the world’s largest urban areas, was jolted by a magnitude 8.1 earthquake, one of the strongest to ever hit the area. The quake...
Sep 19, 2011 · In Mexico City, 412 buildings collapsed and another 3,124 were seriously damaged. About 60 percent of the buildings were destroyed at Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco. The damage killed at least 9,500 ...
Sep 19, 2017 · This is the Times story from Sept. 19, 1985: A major earthquake struck off the southwest coast of Mexico today, collapsing buildings as far inland as Mexico City 250 miles away and...
The 1985 Mexico City earthquake struck in the early morning of 19 September at 07:17:50 with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximal Mercalli intensity of IX . The event caused serious damage to the Greater Mexico City area and the deaths of at least 5,000 people.
Sep 20, 2010 · The magnitude 8.1 quake shook Mexico City at 7:19 a.m. on Sept. 19, 1985, lasting between three and five minutes. It toppled hundreds of buildings across the densely settled former lake bed,...
