Mexico: On the anniversary of the last two devastating earthquakes, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook Mexico's central Pacific coast on Monday, killing at least one person and sounding a seismic alarm in the trembling capital.
According to the US Geologic Survey, which initially gave the quake a magnitude of 7.5, there were at least some initial reports of damage to the building by the quake that struck at 1:05 am. local time.
It said the quake's epicenter was 37 kilometers (23 mi) southeast of Aquila, close to the border between the states of Colima and Michoacán, and at a depth of 15.1 kilometers (9.4 mi).
The Secretary of the Navy informed the President via Twitter that one person had died in the port city of Colima in Manzanillo when a wall of a mall collapsed.
Buildings were damaged in Colcomán, Michoacan, which was close to the epicenter of the quake, but there were no immediate casualties.
"It started slowly and then was really strong and continued until it started to soften," said 16-year-old Carla Cardenas, a Colcomman resident. Cárdenas left the hotel where his family was staying and waited with nearby residents.
He claimed that the hotel and some adjoining residences had broken parts of their facades and roofs, as well as cracks in the walls.
According to Cardenas, the walls of the second floor of the hotel have developed cracks and the roof of the parking lot has collapsed.
He claimed that though the city hospital has suffered a lot, no one has been hurt so far.
Mexico's National Civil Protection Agency said changes in coastal water levels close to the epicenter of up to 32 inches (82 cm) were possible based on historical data on tsunamis in Mexico.
According to the US Tsunami Warning Center, dangerous tsunami waves could reach coasts up to 186 miles (300 kilometers) from the epicenter.
According to a tweet by Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, no damage was reported in the city.
Less than an hour ago, in a nationwide earthquake simulation commemorating major earthquakes on the same date in 1985 and 2017, earthquake alarms began to sound. In 1985, at least 9,500 people were killed in an 8.0-magnitude earthquake with the center point close to the coast of Guerrero state. The 2017 earthquake, which had a magnitude of 7.1, killed more than 360 people.
According to seismologist Paul Earl of the US Geological Survey, this is the third earthquake to occur on September 19, it is a coincidence. "Neither a physical cause nor a statistical bias favors an earthquake in Mexico in any given month."
Less than an hour ago, in a nationwide earthquake simulation commemorating major earthquakes on the same date in 1985 and 2017, earthquake alarms began to sound. In 1985, at least 9,500 people were killed in an 8.0-magnitude earthquake with the center point close to the coast of Guerrero state. The 2017 earthquake, which had a magnitude of 7.1, killed more than 360 people.
According to seismologist Paul Earl of the US Geological Survey, this is the third earthquake to occur on September 19, it is a coincidence. "Neither a physical cause nor a statistical bias favors an earthquake in Mexico in any given month."
He stood holding his 3-year-old son Humberto Garza in front of a restaurant in Mexico City's Roma district. Garza said the earthquake alarm sounded so early in the annual simulation that he was unsure if it was real, as were many people meeting outside after the quake.
He admitted, "I heard the alarm, but it sounded really far away.
Dozens of activists waited in front of the city's environmental ombudsman's office. Some clearly looked intimidated.
Parts of the city had no electricity, including stoplights, which exacerbated the capital's already notorious traffic problems.
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