The earthquake also impacted 26 Latter-day Saint meetinghouses. H�t�Mo�0���< P+�,K�PXR� Cj��$[�|�K2��#%9���b�E="_�d������-h��ގ ���� �]2h͏DI�h�VA�h��.�T�� 7N�6/��&Ӵ�'w�T�6 2�t�z�v�Ci���*�Y�Y�������?���5�K�^���#.z�������p}m,Y�N�\��\j�6�6��d��s ����`�C�a易�J8���lg-����s���{�g��n���Z����]3P�&XjD���W�J�[���X Thousands of homes were damaged, including the homes of 284 Latter-day Saint families. A major earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.1 hit Puebla, Mexico at 18:14 UTC (13:14 local time) on September 19, 2017. 458 0 obj <>stream �ꇆ��n���Q�t�}MA�0�al������S�x ��k�&�^���>�0|>_�'��,�G! Report: October 19, 7:30 hrs. On 7 September, an 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck Mexico’s southern Pacific Coast, about 8 km south west of Pijijiapan in Chiapas state. "F$H:R��!z��F�Qd?r9�\A&�G���rQ��h������E��]�a�4z�Bg�����E#H �*B=��0H�I��p�p�0MxJ$�D1��D, V���ĭ����KĻ�Y�dE�"E��I2���E�B�G��t�4MzN�����r!YK� ���?%_&�#���(��0J:EAi��Q�(�()ӔWT6U@���P+���!�~��m���D�e�Դ�!��h�Ӧh/��']B/����ҏӿ�?a0n�hF!��X���8����܌k�c&5S�����6�l��Ia�2c�K�M�A�!�E�#��ƒ�d�V��(�k��e���l ����}�}�C�q�9 A related 7.7 earthquake was felt in Guatemala the same evening (VOA News 10/09/2017). General information . They are two of the most impoverished areas in … P�,:5��G��$@�ll�ׁ4;s�]��A h�3c+�";�ҩ���6���3��X���k �&l���4П�:`q� @ʊ�]X��� � �?96 The earthquake killed five people, and caused 30 injuries, 11 of which were from Chiapas, Mexico across the border. Thursday, September 14, 2017, Elder Paul B. Pieper, Mexico Area President, visited food distribution points and met with government and local Church leaders, as well as families affected by the earthquake, to show his support and concern. Unfortunately, over 400 people lost their lives and thousands of people were displaced … From the quake very severely affected the state of Morelos, the capital of Mexico Mexico, as well as the states of Pueblo, Mexico, and Guerrero, where there are victims. No tsunami warning was issued. Special report Tehuantepec Earthquake (2017-09-07 M 8.2) National Seismological Service, UNAM . endstream endobj 449 0 obj <>stream Its epicenter was about 55 km south of the city of Puebla. 32 people have died in Mexico after the worst earthquake in a century, measuring 8.2 on the richter scale hit the country just before midnight local time. Veterinarians and volunteers with HSI/Mexico provided food, vaccines and emergency treatment to 2,645 animals, including companion and farm animals, in Chiapas State this week. All missionaries are safe. Elder Paul B. Pieper, Mexico Area President, visits with Ivette Morán Rodríguez de Murat, president of Oaxaca’s System for the Integral Development of the Family, September 14, 2017. The earthquake, which had a magnitude of 8.2 and struck shortly before midnight on Thursday, was felt by tens of millions of people in Mexico and in … 2y�.-;!���K�Z� ���^�i�"L��0���-�� @8(��r�;q��7�L��y��&�Q��q�4�j���|�9�� On September 7, 2017, the National Seismological Service recorded an earthquake of magnitude 8.2, in the Gulf of Tehuantepec, 133 km southeast of Pijijiapan, Chiapas. The states of Chiapas and Oaxaca, home to about 9 million people, are located closest to the earthquake’s epicenter. Mexico/Guatemala: Earthquake - Sep 2017 Alert. It was felt as far away as Israel and the United Arab Emirates. 1 Sistema Sismológico Nacional www.ssn.unam.mx. Mexico City October 14, 2020. “We lost everything.”, Elder Pieper encouraged the members to “make sure this natural disaster is not a spiritual disaster; make sure it is a spiritual blessing.”. Overview . EMSC is reporting M7.1 at a depth of 30 km (18.6 miles).. Learn more about guidelines and necessary forms. Local World Vision staff and community leaders estimate that between 150 and 200 homes were damaged or destroyed. The greatest impact was felt in the city of Juchitán. “The earthquake gives an opportunity to not only rebuild the city but also to rebuild souls,” said Elder Pieper. )U!���$5�X�3/9�� �(�$5�j�%V*�'��&*���r" (,!��!�0b;�C��Ң2(��ɘ� � I�8/ to the affected areas in the first 24-72 hours after the earthquakes. endstream endobj startxref Another 5,000 food boxes have been shipped to the state of Chiapas. On Sept. 19, 2017, Mexico City commemorated its 32nd anniversary of rising from the debris left by its worst earthquake in modern history; the capitalinos’ resilience (residents of Mexico City) was tested anew. 370 people were killed by the … H�Lf`bd������ w� Xochimilco was one of the worst affected areas in the ... died during the 7.1-magnitude earthquake in September 2017 was sentenced on Wednesday. Elder Paul B. Pieper, Mexico Area President, surveys the damage from a recent earthquake, September 14, 2017. Ivette Morán Rodríguez de Murat, president of Oaxaca’s System for the Integral Development of the Family, thanked Elder Pieper for the Church’s donations. MEXICO CITY—The Central America Branch Committee will initiate a large-scale rebuilding work in Guatemala and Mexico on December 1, 2017, as part of their ongoing relief efforts following the two earthquakes that struck in September. Cintalapa-Tuxtla, Arriaga-Ocozocuaitla, Tuxtla-San Cristobal, and Oaxaca-Tehuantepec all suffered from landslides and landslide settlements. 0 The Church issued a statement on September 7 following the earthquake. World Vision has worked with churches and local government in the area and is responding there as well. %PDF-1.5 %���� H�b``������$����WR����~�������|@���T��#���2S/`M. From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The 2017 Chiapas earthquake was a strong earthquake that hit Mexico and Guatemala on September 7, 2017. The magnitude 8.1 quake struck off the country’s southern Pacific coast, 100 miles (165km) west of the state of Chiapas just before midnight … Municipality of Oxaca (landslide): Oaxaca-Tehuantepec highway 4. The main affected states were Oaxaca, Chiapas, Mexico City, Puebla and Morelos. A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit the capital of Mexico adding an extra struggle to a country that was recovering from a previous 8.1 magnitude earthquake that took N'��)�].�u�J�r� A Mw 8.2 intraslab earthquake hit the whole Chiapas region and the southern part of the Oaxaca state in Mexico, on September 7, 2017 at 23h49 PM local time (nucleation depth 58 km). �Q 71�kn��Ώ�x� Elder Paul B. Pieper, Mexico Area President, prays with a family whose home was damaged in an earthquake, September 14, 2017. Some 7,000 church members were affected by the quake which killed dozens of people including four church members in the region. Thursday, September 14, Elder Paul B. Pieper, Mexico Area President, visited food distribution points and met with government and local Church leaders, as well as families affected by the earthquake, to give support. As of late yesterday, the state’s Civil Protection office said 1.47 million people had been affected by the earthquake and nearly 18,000 families are staying with relatives or in temporary shelters. Municipality of Chiapas (landslide, landslide -settlement, rock falls): Cintalapa-Tuxtla highway, the Arriaga-Ocozocuautla and Tuxtla -San Cristóbal highways 2. Many buildings were destroyed. Elder Paul B. Pieper, Mexico Area President, surveys the damage from a recent earthquake, September 14, 2017. We must work together in heartfelt solidarity, and we are grateful not to be alone,” she said. Elder Paul B. Pieper, Mexico Area President, visits with a family who lost their home in an earthquake, September 14, 2017. The earthquake was followed up by a large Mw 6.8 earthquake on June 22 off the coast of the … Elder Paul B. Pieper, Mexico Area President, visited food distribution points and met with government and local Church leaders, as well as families affected by the earthquake, to show his support and concern, Thursday, September 14, 2017. Jorge Toledo said his family was sleeping when the earthquake hit. The 2017 Guatemala earthquake struck near the city of Malacatán in the San Marcos Department, near the Guatemala–Mexico border at 1:29 am local time on June 14. 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Working in the Water Mission Area for the USGS, our Data Science Team was already hard at work polishing up water visualizations for the devastating Hurricane Harvey, as well as creating a new visualization for Hurricane Irma. The agency is reporting a depth of 51 km (31.7 miles). h�bbd``b`z$��� ��`���Ab�@�; This triggered a 1m high tsunami but no associated damage was reported (VOA News 10/09/2017). Land separation was observed at the Copoya-Tuxtla highway. A magnitude 8.1 earthquake was measured in the Pacific region offshore Chiapas, Mexico at 04:49:21 UTC on September 8th 2017. 453 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[]/Index[444 15]/Info 443 0 R/Length 61/Prev 463913/Root 445 0 R/Size 459/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream The team of specialists that visited today the areas worst affected by the earthquake that hit the county this past Thursday has determined that it is a matter of priority for children and adolescents to receive psychosocial support and all the necessary help to return to school as soon as possible. h��R�j1��yl)A���`okjZR��&��ac[��5� �x������- �����[��� 0����}��y)7ta�����>j���T�7���@���tܛ�`q�2��ʀ��&���6�Z�L�Ą?�_��yxg)˔z���çL�U���*�u�Sk�Se�O4?׸�c����.� � �� R� ߁��-��2�5������ ��S�>ӣV����d�`r��n~��Y�&�+`��;�A4�� ���A9� =�-�t��l�`;��~p���� �Gp| ��[`L��`� "A�YA�+��Cb(��R�,� *�T�2B-� �V��)g�B�0�i�W��8#�8wթ��8_�٥ʨQ����Q�j@�&�A)/��g�>'K�� �t�;\�� ӥ$պF�ZUn����(4T�%)뫔�0C&�����Z��i���8��bx��E���B�;�����P���ӓ̹�A�om?�W= Rockslide occurred in the area of Tuxtla Guitierrez, Tuxtla Malpaso and Assiaga-Ocozocuautla. The earthquake, registered at 23:49:18 hours (04:49 UTM), was felt in the south and center of the country. More than 2 million people were affected. Food shortages are reported, and hundreds of people are without shelter. “The earthquake gives an opportunity to not only rebuild the city but also to rebuild souls.” —Elder Paul B. Pieper, Mexico Area President. campaign in the earthquake-affected areas in both Chiapas and Oaxaca states. This earthquake comes just 12 days after major M8.1 quake near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico and on the anniversary of the devastating 1985 M8.0 … On 12 November 2017 at 18:18 UTC, an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 7.3 occurred on the Iran–Iraq border, with the Iraqi Kurdish city of Halabja, and the Kurdish dominated places of Ezgeleh, Salas-e Babajani County, Kermanshah Province in Iran, closest to the epicentre, 30 kilometres south of the city of Halabja, Iraqi Kurdistan. More than 90 people were killed in the earthquake, including three Church members. ����9q/�WZ�nN� Latter-day Saints have sent 10,000 boxes of food, 300 tents, and 5,000 hygiene kits to Oaxaca. n�3ܣ�k�Gݯz=��[=��=�B�0FX'�+������t���G�,�}���/���Hh8�m�W�2p[����AiA��N�#8$X�?�A�KHI�{!7�. With … An estimated 7 million children live in these 5 states. Copoya-Tuxtla highway (land separation) 3. The Church donated 4,500 boxes of food and 2,500 hygiene kits following Tropical Storm Lidia, which heavily damaged the Baja California Peninsula, leaving four dead and several missing. (©2017 World Vision) H���yTSw�oɞ����c [���5la�QIBH�ADED���2�mtFOE�.�c��}���0��8�׎�8G�Ng�����9�w���߽��� �'����0 �֠�J��b� 444 0 obj <> endobj [Image by Daniel Guzman/Chiapas Mexican Union] The 2017 Puebla earthquake struck at 13:14 CDT on 19 September 2017 with an estimated magnitude of Mw7.1 and strong shaking for about 20 seconds. Second Earthquake in Two Weeks Strikes Mexico, Church Offering Relief, Support in Aftermath of Deadly Quake in Southern Mexico. 98 people died (78 in Oaxaca, 16 in Chiapas and 4 in Tabasco) and more than 300 were injured. The branch organized initial relief efforts immediately following the quakes, providing water, food, medicine, and clothing to our affected brothers. Within Chiapas, an estimated 1.5 million people were affected by the earthquake, with 41,000 homes damaged. Six months after the earthquakes, children living in the most affected municipalities in the five states have gradually returned to their normal lives; however not all of them have returned to school1. *ɖO�)��B�h�ݶ��(� (*���(%�8H����8c�-�� f�ԉd�9�@6_IjH��9���(3=�D����R�1%? September 23, 2017 Earthquakes 0 3152 As a result of the earthquake in Mexico, dozens of buildings destroyed, many destructions occurred in the capital and other regions of the country. On September 7 th and 19 th, 2017 two earthquakes changed the lives of millions of Mexicans.The areas affected include Oaxaca, Chiapas, Puebla, Morelos, and the state of Mexico. A magnitude 8.1 earthquake was measured in the Pacific region offshore Chiapas, Mexico at 04:49:21 UTC on September 8th 2017. Local leaders are also responding to the needs of families affected by Hurricane Katia, which recently struck the northern part of Veracruz and several states in central Mexico. The Church is distributing food, tents, hygiene kits, and other relief supplies to earthquake victims in Mexico who were impacted by the 8.2 magnitude quake in the states of Oaxaca and Chiapas in southern Mexico on September 7. In other news from Mexico, assistance is being provided to those impacted by two other natural disasters. Some damage also occurred in … Four LDS meetinghouses have been used to provide shelter. • Key areas affected: 1. endstream endobj 450 0 obj <>stream A victim of the quake in Tonala, Chiapas points to his damaged home by the 8.2-magnitude earthquake which hit the southern coastal region in Mexico late on Sep. 7, 2017. endstream endobj 451 0 obj <>stream The 2017 Chiapas earthquake caused widespread damage in southern Mexico, especially in Oaxaca, Chiapas and Tabasco. Rescuers work in the rubble after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck on September 19, 2017 in Mexico City, Mexico. ��w�G� xR^���[�oƜch�g�`>b���$���*~� �:����E���b��~���,m,�-��ݖ,�Y��¬�*�6X�[ݱF�=�3�뭷Y��~dó ���t���i�z�f�6�~`{�v���.�Ng����#{�}�}��������j������c1X6���fm���;'_9 �r�:�8�q�:��˜�O:ϸ8������u��Jq���nv=���M����m����R 4 � At least sixty people died. Thursday, September 14, 2017, Elder Paul B. Pieper, Mexico Area President, visited food distribution points and met with government and local Church leaders, as well as families affected by the earthquake, to show his support and concern. Mexican government officials are … Mexico. “We barely managed to get out,” said Toledo. %%EOF Jose Calzada, Minister of Agriculture, reported that at at least 98 people had died in the earthquake, including 78 in Oaxaca, 16 in Chiapas and 4 in Tabasco. Two missions of the Church were directly impacted, the Mexico Tuxtla Gutierrez and Mexico Oaxaca Missions. �R(eۥðF�B/Ǹ< I�͗��;@�C� hn��q]e$8�@[Z��E��}���ʒ��F��u�WF0&��J�S�r6�%͢^�_��yP��-�!9Y���#z@����o�G�F{��� � )G?/�de��&����?J�r�r���DiJ��� ��� ��Bcx`�-k_,֚�O�&���ж;��}��:�-ۛB}{O��v��>�CH��C\��K�t��_"�- ��*?i�v0��#�ULi�l�w�ߖX8P��B�1��%��? Getty Images. The earthquake caused damage in the Mexican states of Puebla and Morelos and in the Greater Mexico City area, including the collapse of more than 40 buildings. �*�`��=�L�L�L�L�L�L�L�L�+�]9_1_9_1_y�{W^K�k�E��=({P���Aу�E�=�/��e��F��o��F��o��F��o��F��o��F�����b��y%�0�y��hH_؀; [1=1��>���1m���2�m�궋�O��\Z�w�W� ��� “There is much to do in Oaxaca. The government is making direct electronic transfers to victims of a magnitude 8.1 earthquake and aftershocks in Chiapas and Oaxaca to the tune of … endstream endobj 445 0 obj <>/Metadata 56 0 R/Outlines 93 0 R/PageLayout/SinglePage/Pages 440 0 R/StructTreeRoot 116 0 R/Type/Catalog>> endobj 446 0 obj <>/Font<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/Tabs/S/Type/Page>> endobj 447 0 obj <>stream This building in Tonala, Chiapas, Mexico, was destroyed in a magnitude 8.1 earthquake late Sept. 7. ]%UaZ����n��A-Ɲ��M8͗>�e�D�v����|hq�~�GV����z [i/9߼N:M?�~+����p�C�d���Ղ���g��M�W� �0 Glide: EQ-2017-000128-MEX . 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