2017 Puebla earthquake

2017 Puebla earthquake
Clockwise from top left: Citizens helping to remove debris from a collapsed building in Mexico City; Major damage in the Morelos municipality of Jojutla; A partially collapsed building in Mexico City; The Grand Park fountain in Los Angeles is lit up in the colors of the Mexican flag in recognition of the victims of the earthquake.
2017 Puebla earthquake is located in Mexico
2017 Puebla earthquake
UTC time2017-09-19 18:14:40
ISC event611079453
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date19 September 2017 (2017-09-19)
Local time13:14:40 CDT
DurationStrong shaking for about 20 seconds
Magnitude7.1 Mw
Depth48.0 km (30 mi)
Epicenter18°35′02″N 98°23′56″W / 18.584°N 98.399°W / 18.584; -98.399
TypeDip-slip (normal)
Total damage$8 billion USD[1]
Max. intensityMMI IX (Violent)[2]
Peak acceleration0.114 g[3]
Aftershocks39 (as of 12:30 23 September 2017 CDT)[4]
Casualties370 dead, 6,011 injured

The 2017 Puebla earthquake, also known as 19S, struck at 13:14 CDT (18:14 UTC) on 19 September 2017 with an estimated magnitude of 7.1 Mw and strong shaking for about 20 seconds. Its epicenter was about 55 km (34 mi) south of the city of Puebla, Mexico. 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.[5][6][7] 370 people were killed by the earthquake and related building collapses, including 228 in Mexico City,[8][9] and more than 6,000 were injured.[10]

The quake coincidentally occurred on the 32nd anniversary of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, which killed around 10,000 people. The 1985 quake was commemorated, and a national earthquake drill was held, at 11 a.m. local time, just two hours before the 2017 earthquake.[11][12] Twelve days earlier, the even larger 2017 Chiapas earthquake struck 650 km (400 mi) away, off the coast of the state of Chiapas.[13]

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  4. ^ Sismologico Nacional [@SismologicoMX] (23 September 2017). "Réplicas hasta las 12:30 hrs del 23/09/2017" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USGS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Almasy, Steve; Simon, Darran (19 September 2017). "Central Mexico earthquake kills dozens, topples buildings". CNN. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Mueren 4 tras sismo; caen 29 edificios" [4 die in earthquake after 29 buildings fall]. Reforma (in Spanish). 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Recuperan cuerpo de última víctima del terremoto en México". Associated Press News (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Asciende a 46 la cifra de muertos por sismo: fallece mujer originaria de Atlixco". diariocambio.com.mx (in European Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Reporta Ssa 51 lesionados graves – Independiente de Hidalgo". Independiente de Hidalgo (in Mexican Spanish). 28 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Powerful Earthquake Shakes Mexico on 32nd Anniversary of Deadly Temblor". NPR. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Starkes Erdbeben erschüttert Mexiko" [Strong earthquake shakes Mexico]. Tagesschau (in German). 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  13. ^ "The Latest: Death toll rises to 226 from Mexico earthquake". Associated Press News. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.