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Source: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthqua...v0#region-info
M 8.1 - 87km SW of Pijijiapan, Mexico
2017-09-08 04:49:21 UTC 15.068?N 93.715?W 69.7 km depth
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Direction data (below) indicate the position of the event relative to the place.
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Source: http://news.trust.org/item/20170908053353-zsjng
At least six die in huge Mexico quake; small tsunami triggered
by Reuters
Friday, 8 September 2017 08:19 GMT
The quake was apparently stronger than a devastating 1985 tremor that flattened swathes of Mexico City and killed thousands
By Frank Jack Daniel
MEXICO CITY, Sept 7 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 8.1 struck off the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, killing at least six people and triggering small tsunami waves but no major destruction.
The quake was apparently stronger than a devastating 1985 tremor that flattened swathes of Mexico City and killed thousands, but this time damage to the city was limited.
A number of buildings suffered severe damage in parts of southern Mexico. Some of the worst initial reports came from Juchitan in Oaxaca state, where sections of the town hall, a hotel, a bar and other buildings were reduced to rubble.
Rescue workers labored through the night in badly affected areas to check for people trapped in collapsed buildings....
M 8.1 - 87km SW of Pijijiapan, Mexico
2017-09-08 04:49:21 UTC 15.068?N 93.715?W 69.7 km depth
Nearby Places
Direction data (below) indicate the position of the event relative to the place.
- El Palmarcito, Mexico 71.8 km (44.6 mi) SW Population: 1,135
- Pijijiapan, Mexico 87.3 km (54.3 mi) SW Population: 15,101
- Mapastepec, Mexico 96.4 km (59.9 mi) WSW Population: 16,082
- Tonal?, Mexico 113.1 km (70.2 mi) S Population: 32,855
- Tuxtla Guti?rrez, Mexico 198.0 km (123.0 mi) SSW Population: 481,128
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Source: http://news.trust.org/item/20170908053353-zsjng
At least six die in huge Mexico quake; small tsunami triggered
by Reuters
Friday, 8 September 2017 08:19 GMT
The quake was apparently stronger than a devastating 1985 tremor that flattened swathes of Mexico City and killed thousands
By Frank Jack Daniel
MEXICO CITY, Sept 7 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 8.1 struck off the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, killing at least six people and triggering small tsunami waves but no major destruction.
The quake was apparently stronger than a devastating 1985 tremor that flattened swathes of Mexico City and killed thousands, but this time damage to the city was limited.
A number of buildings suffered severe damage in parts of southern Mexico. Some of the worst initial reports came from Juchitan in Oaxaca state, where sections of the town hall, a hotel, a bar and other buildings were reduced to rubble.
Rescue workers labored through the night in badly affected areas to check for people trapped in collapsed buildings....
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