Así se vivió el sismo de esta noche en el Ángel de la Independencia pic.twitter.com/94e6wgjy5W. Lucy Jones, a seismologist in California who works with the US Geological Survey, said such a quake was to be expected. September 2017 saw a pair of weird earthquakes in Mexico. Although EERI-related field teams were not Although EERI-related field teams were not deployed specifically for the tsunami, this report provides information compiled by the authors from various references, Depth and Magnitude updates in the list below. "This was a very, very strong earthquake, one of the strongest I've felt, and I was here in 1985 when that earthquake collapsed Mexico City," she told CNN. This one hit late Thursday, when many people were asleep. At least 45 people were killed in Oaxaca state, Civil Protection National Coordinator Luis Felipe Puente said on Twitter. Depth and Magnitude updates in the list below. (CNN)At least 61 people have died after the most powerful earthquake to hit Mexico in a century struck off the southern coast. The states of Chiapas and Oaxaca, home to about 9 million people, are located closest to the earthquake's epicenter. People stand on a building's rubble in Juchitan on September 8. Traffic lights could be seen shaking, videos showed. A deadly magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck the southern coast of Mexico on 7 September, killing dozens of people and injuring at least 200. -- A tsunami was confirmed in Mexico, with one wave coming in at 3 feet (1 meter), according to a tweet from the National Weather Service's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. after the occurrence of the 2017 Chiapas earthquake, we know that the T ehuan tepec seismic gap is not an aseismic zone. At least sixty people died. (©2017 World Vision) — Alerta Chiapas ⚡ (@AlertaChiapas) September 8, 2017 Mexico’s National Seismological Service put the preliminary magnitude of the earthquake at 8.1, up from an initial estimate of 8.0. The event activated faulting just offshore of the Oaxaca coast on either the same fault or another one, and that signal contributed strongly to the GPS deformations in Oaxaca. "We have experienced earthquakes before, but not like this. The September 8th, 2017, M 8.2 earthquake offshore Chiapas, Mexico, occurred as the result of normal faulting at an intermediate depth. In Oaxaca, 45 people died and in Tabasco three people lost their lives, the head of Mexico’s civil protection agency, Luis Felipe Puentes, said. "We are alive, that's the important thing.". One died after a wall collapsed and the other, a baby, died in a children’s hospital after a power cut stopped electricity to its ventilator. In a series of tweets, Peña Nieto said schools would be closed for the day in Mexico City, the state of Mexico, Chiapas, Hidalgo, Veracruz, Guerrero, Tabasco, Oaxaca, Puebla and Tlaxcala. "I was already in bed. The San Andreas Fault: The earthquake in Mexico was a foreshock - a larger earthquake on the way Sep 23, 2017, Earthquakes 0 The glacier began to melt on the island of Iceland, September 2017 This photo shows a collapsed building in Matias Romero, Mexico, early on September 8. It’s not very big, it’s not a major worry.”. The Tabasco governor, Arturo Núñez, said two dead in his state were children. Last September 7 a devastating 8.2-magnitude earthquake struck the states of Oaxaca and Chiapas, Mexico. — Enrique Peña Nieto (@EPN) September 8, 2017 ... Xadani and Huamelula, putting the number of people killed by the earthquake in his state at 23. “Chiapas is historically a very seismic state due to the interaction of five tectonic plates,” it said in a report on the earthquake. "What they really need right now are basic medical supplies for wound care and other trauma care," he said. He ran outside but the building kept shaking 30 or 40 more seconds, he said. Helicopters hovered overhead a few minutes later, apparently looking for damage to buildings. This building in Tonala, Chiapas, Mexico, was destroyed in a magnitude 8.1 earthquake late Sept. 7. Moderate earthquake - Chiapas, Mexico on July 11, 2017. August 26, 2017 by Armand Vervaeck – Most important Earthquake Data: Magnitude : 4.2. A 6.5-magnitude earthquake shook Mexico and Guatemala on Friday, leaving three people injured and causing infrastructure damage, authorities said. Silence falls as crowds listen for signs of life, Earthquake survivors describe the moment it hit, Witness: Quake one of the strongest I've felt, 5 things you should know about earthquakes, See 15 years of earthquakes in 45 seconds. First responders survey the scene after the quake. In Tuxtla Gutierrez, the capital of Chiapas, "The shaking lasted more than three minutes," he said. ... Today's quake comes on the heels of an 8.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Chiapas… September 13, 2017. He said the suspension of classes would allow experts to determine the damage to schools. A hospital there collapsed, and patients were seen on another video receiving treatment in an open field. The effect of the Sept. 8, 2017, magnitude 8.1 earthquake that occurred near Chiapas, Mexico was recorded by 24 of Missouri’s 148 groundwater-level observation wells, beginning at midnight (CDT) Sept. 7, 2017. Tsunami Impacts from the M8.1 Chiapas, Mexico Earthquake on Sept. 7, 2017 compiled by Rick Wilson, Marisa-Teresa Ramirez-Herrera, Lori Dengler, Kevin Miller, and Yvette LaDuke . Hurricane Katia will complicate the delivery of relief supplies to the hard-hit regions, Eduardo Mendoza, general manager of. "It was very scary.". Parts of the city lost power, Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said in an interview on Foro TV. Guatemala’s president, Jimmy Morales, said he had reports of an unconfirmed death near the border with Mexico, in San Marcos state. El sismo de hoy .. el más fuerte de los últimos 30 años. In Chiapas… Chao Song, Zengxi Ge, 3D Model Backprojection of the 2017 Mw 8.2 Chiapas Earthquake: A Two‐Stage Rupture with a Barrier‐Induced Velocity Increase, Seismological … "I could see my wall moving half a foot," he said. Moderate earthquake - Chiapas, Mexico on August 26, 2017. The Pacific tsunami warning centre said waves as high as three metres could strike the coast but the president sought to allay fears about huge waves rushing towards the coastline, telling the Televisa TV network: “The tsunami risk on the Chiapas coast does not represent a major risk. -- The USGS reported multiple aftershocks. • UNICEF has an ongoing response effort in Oaxaca and Chiapas, which were both affected by the 8.2 Richter scale earthquake on 7 September 2017 … The states of Chiapas and Oaxaca, home to about 9 million people, are located closest to the earthquake's epicenter. "I felt desperate and we got my family out of the house. Mendoza said Direct Relief coordinates the delivery of supplies from companies in Mexico and the United States. In addition, the tropical storms and hurricanes that have impacted this area have complicate the situation. She heard an earthquake alarm go off on the radio, parked her car and joined others who stood in the middle of the street to avoid falling objects. By Joshua Berlinger, Mariano Castillo and Ray Sanchez, CNN, Updated 0639 GMT (1439 HKT) September 9, 2017. PUBLISHED September 19, 2017. The tremor appears to have been stronger than the magnitude 8.0 earthquake in 1985 that levelled large portions of the capital, killing 5,000 people and destroying 10,000 houses. close. I nearly fell over.”. Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2017-07-11 01:46:00. #sismo #cdmx pic.twitter.com/Af6FLTQIhL, CNN's Abel Alvarado, Rafael Romo, Spencer Feingold, Ben Westcott and Jamie Tarabay contributed to this report, President Enrique Peña Nieto said the temblor -- felt by about 50 million people across the country. Mendoza said he felt the earthquake in his Mexico City residence. This one hit late Thursday, when many people were asleep. Have you been affected by the earthquake in Mexico? Medical staff and patients wait outside after a hospital was evacuated in Villahermosa, Mexico. 2017-09-08 07:01:11 UTC at 07:01 September 08, 2017 UTC Location: Epicenter at 14.947, -93.938 98.2 km from El Palmarcito (61.2 miles) Coast Of Chiapas, Mexico -- Toppled buildings could be seen on video shared on social media from the city of Juchitan in Oaxaca state, where a local councilwoman said co-workers were trapped in the municipal building. Manuel Velasco told Foro TV that there have been reports of damage, including hospitals that have lost power and buildings with collapsed roofs. Paulina Gomez-Wulschner was driving in Mexico City when the quake struck. The US Geological Survey recorded at least 20 aftershocks of magnitude 4.0 or greater within about five hours after the main shake, and the president warned that a major aftershock as large as magnitude 7.2 could occur. Soldiers remove debris from a partially collapsed municipal building in Juchitan, Mexico, on Friday, September 8. Damage is seen inside a mall in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico. Reports suggested that a hotel in the south of the country was among the buildings that suffered severe damage, and rescuers were searching for trapped people. It predicted waves of between 30cm and a metre for the Cook Islands, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guatemala and Kiribati. September 8, 2017 by Armand Vervaeck. © 2021 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. The Mexican seismological authority said the quake was 19km deep and triggered a series of magnitude 6 aftershocks. The earthquake is the most powerful to hit Mexico in a century, President Enrique Peña Nieto said. 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 … -- The quake had a depth of 69.7 kilometers (43 miles), according to the USGS, which makes it particularly shallow, said Jana Pursely, a staff geophysicist. People in the capital, one of the world’s largest cities, ran out into the streets in their pyjamas after the quake struck, a Reuters witness said. A video quickly went viral showing the Ángel de la Independencia monument swaying as it was bathed in green light. Approximately 2.3 million people were affected and the number of deaths increased to 90. The 2017 Puebla earthquake struck at 13:14 CDT (18:14 UTC) on 19 September 2017 with an estimated magnitude of M w 7.1 and strong shaking for about 20 seconds. The strongest earthquake to hit Mexico in a century has left at least 61 people dead, toppling houses, damaging hospitals and government offices, and sparking mass evacuations. Tectonic environment and seismicity around the 2017 Mw 8.2 Chiapas earthquake. (©2017 World Vision) Depth (Hypocenter) : 188 km. The state has suffered three tremors above magnitude 7 since 1970, including one on 7 November 2012 that measured 7.3. “There is damage to hospitals that have lost energy,” he said. The 2017 Chiapas earthquake ruptured through the lithosphere of the subducting Cocos slab, essentially detaching the slab locally over an ~150 km long region. I was in my place, so we were expecting to have a tranquil night but suddenly ... everything breaks apart, glasses, furniture and everything," he told CNN by phone from Chiapas. English: The 2017 Chiapas earthquake — centered in the Istmo de Tehuantepec area of southestern Mexico. Groundwater-level observation wells record the level of water every 30 minutes. The tsunami warning centre recorded initial waves a metre over tide level off the city of Salina Cruz. Chiapas Gov. It is requested that a photograph be included in this article to improve its quality . If you’re in the region, you can share your experiences with us. At least 225 dead after powerful earthquake hits central Mexico, At least 20 children killed after quake reduces Mexico City school to rubble. Gonazalo Segundo was awakened by the shaking. “We have reports of some damage and the death of one person, even though we still don’t have details,” he said. Pursely, of the USGS, told CNN she expects damage along the coast, meaning a costly cleanup could be on the way, adding that these types of shallow quakes have the potential to be very dangerous. My deepest condolences to their families.”. Also needing help are people who fled their residences and left their medications behind. This afternoon, Mexico City was rocked by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake. All the deaths were in three neighbouring states clustered round the epicentre. The 2017 Chiapas earthquake struck at 23:49 CDT on 7 September (local time; 04:49 on the 8th UTC) in the Gulf of Tehuantepec off the southern coast of Mexico, near state of Chiapas, approximately 87 kilometres (54 mi) south of Pijijiapan, with a Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Local World Vision staff and community leaders estimate that between 150 and 200 homes were damaged or destroyed. Share. The president said at least a million people had been left without electricity after the quake, but power had since been restored to 800,000 of them. Its epicenter was about 55 km (34 mi) south of the city of Puebla . It was so intense," Segundo said. Depth (Hypocenter) : 88 km. -- A red alert was issued by the US Geological Survey (USGS). People gather outside a Mexico City nightclub after the quake. Crumpling from the downward bending of the sinking Cocos Plate deep within earth made Mexico shake, but the country's "earthquake early warning" appeared to … The 2017 Mw 8.2 Chiapas, Mexico, Earthquake: Energetic Slab Detachment Lingling Ye1,2, Thorne Lay3, Yefei Bai4, Kwok Fai Cheung4, and Hiroo Kanamori2 1Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Geodynamics and Geohazards, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, 2Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA, People gather on a street in downtown Mexico City on September 7. In Mexico City, windows were broken at the airport and power went out in several neighbourhoods. At first I laughed, but when the lights went out I didn’t know what to do. Videos on social media showed significant tremors in various parts of the country, as well as major damage to buildings and infrastructure. All rights reserved. 2017 Oaxaca and Chiapas Earthquake 8.2 earthquake with epicenter in Chiapas… ... 11, 2017 by Armand Vervaeck – Most important Earthquake Data: Magnitude : 4. GMT/UTC Time : 2017-07-11 06:46:00. People sit on a sidewalk in Mexico City after the quake. Focal mechanism solutions for the earthquake indicate slip occurred on either a fault dipping very shallowly towards the southwest, or on steeply dipping fault striking NW-SE. -- Four people may be trapped inside a collapsed hotel in Oaxaca, Oaxaca Civil Protection Director Amado Bohorquez told CNN. Public officials were quick to provide updates on damage and give instructions, unlike in 1985 when the country’s politicians went missing in action and residents, many left homeless, fended for themselves and teamed up to pull people out of piles of rubble. September 18, 2017 Satellite Radar Detects Damage Caused by September 2017 M8.1 Chiapas Earthquake in Mexico Sentinel-1 Radar Shows Ground Motion due to September 2017 Oaxaca-Chiapas Earthquake in Mexico September 29, 2017. USGS Event Page; USGS PAGER Report; Miyamoto Report; Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Information Sharing Site -- Mexico's army, marines and federal police were mobilized to respond, Peña Nieto said. On September 8, 2017 at 04:49:18 (UTC) a strong earthquake … The strongest earthquake to hit Mexico in a century has left at least 61 people dead, ... west of the state of Chiapas just before midnight on Thursday local time. ... 2017. The magnitude was estimated to be Mw8.2. “Homes, schools and hospitals have been damaged.”. Many older structures in the state capital were damaged but his home escaped largely unscathed, Cardenas said. The government is making direct electronic transfers to victims of a magnitude 8.1 earthquake and aftershocks in Chiapas and … On Friday morning, Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto, tweeted: “Sadly, there are reports that people have died. La alarma sísmica !! He urged people to be vigilant and to check gas supplies as well as walls and columns. Cardenas said he remained outside for hours with family members and neighbors. GMT/UTC Time : 2017-08-26 05:51:59. References Chiapas’s governor, Manuel Velasco, said 12 had died in Chiapas, bringing the total to 61. 2 years ago. Al 100% ... todos bien !??? Gomez-Wulschner said she could hear sirens, ambulances and helicopters in the aftermath but did not see any immediate damage near her. That means more intense shaking. “Off the west coast of Mexico is what’s called the subduction zone: the Pacific plate is moving under the Mexican peninsula,” she said. The quake scored a magnitude of 8.4 M w on the magnitude (or strength) scale. Video shows the extent of damage from the 7.1 magnitude quake, which has killed at least 217 people and brought down buildings in Mexico City, Available for everyone, funded by readers, The 7.1 magnitude earthquake is deadliest to hit country in more than 30 years and has brought down buildings in the capital, Mexico City, President Enrique Peña Nieto reveals death toll at the scene outside Enrique Rebsámen school surrounded by anxious parents, Central Mexico has been hit by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake. Large trucks are having a difficult time reaching affected areas, he said, so individuals are now bringing in supplies in their personal cars. Liliana Villa, 35, who had fled her apartment, said: “It felt horrible, and I thought ‘this is going to fall’.”, Luis Carlos Briceño, a 31-year-old architect visiting Mexico City, said: “I had never been anywhere where the earth moved so much. Ten others died in Chiapas state and three were killed in Tabasco, he said. They are two of the most impoverished areas in Mexico, and were likely hit the hardest. Mw8.1 Chiapas, Mexico, earthquake on September 7(Figure 1), 2017. A woman gestures toward her earthquake-damaged home in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. ... 10 September 2017. Building codes have been tightened since 1985, and earthquake drills for apartment dwellers and officer workers have become common in recent years. We got outside and the ground was still shaking.". Share page. Buildings collapse and power cut for a million people as magnitude 8.1 quake made houses ‘move like chewing gum’, Fri 8 Sep 2017 21.28 EDT A news item involving 2017 Chiapas earthquake was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the In the news section on 8 September 2017. Velasco called on people living near the coast to leave their houses as a protective measure. A magnitude 8.2 on September 8 just offshore the state of Chiapas was followed by a magnitude 7.1 on … The 7 September 2017 earthquake and its damage reached Guatemala and El Salvador. The 2017 Chiapas earthquake struck at 23:49 CDT on 7 September in the Gulf of Tehuantepec off the southern coast of Mexico, near state of Chiapas, approximately 87 kilometres southwest of Pijijiapan, with a Mercalli intensity of IX. Much of Mexico City was built on the soft soil of a former lakebed, leaving it vulnerable to earthquakes. LINKS TO AVAILABLE INFORMATION. Residents of Tapachula, Mexico, stay in a shelter after the quake. Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2017-08-26 00:51:59. 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 on Thursday local time. 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