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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.
1985-09-19: Michoacán, Mexico City: 8.0 M w: IX: 5,000–45,000: 30,000: Extreme / tsunami: 1981-10-25: Michoacán: 7.2 M w: VIII: 3: 1980-10-24: Oaxaca: 7.2 M w: IX: 65–300+ Many: $5 million: 1979-10-15: Baja California: 6.4 M w: IX: 91: 1979-03-14: Guerrero: 7.6 M w: VIII: 5: 35: 1973-08-28: Puebla, Veracruz: 7.1 M L: VIII: 539–1,000 ...
September 19, 1985. Location: Ciudad Guzmán. Jalisco. Mexico City. Michoacán. 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 · 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...
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 · On this day in 1985, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake rocked Mexico City and its surrounding environs at 9:17 a.m. EDT (7:17 a.m. local time).
Sep 21, 2017 · It took me back to that awful day -- exactly 32 years ago -- when I landed in Mexico’s massive capital to cover the country’s last major earthquake on Sept. 19, 1985. It struck at 7:17 a.m. while most of the city’s residents were still at home: a violent trembling of the earth that registered a magnitude 8.0.
