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The [[Israel Defense Forces]] sent a delegation of 50 people, mostly engineers and search and rescue personnel, to help in the aftermath of the earthquake. The contingent had special dispensation to travel during the [[Rosh Hashanah]] holiday, normally forbidden under religious law.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ari Gross|first1=Judah|title=IDF to send 50-person delegation to earthquake-hit Mexico|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-to-send-50-person-delegation-to-earthquake-hit-mexico/|accessdate=20 September 2017|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=20 September 2017}}</ref>
The [[Israel Defense Forces]] sent a delegation of 50 people, mostly engineers and search and rescue personnel, to help in the aftermath of the earthquake. The contingent had special dispensation to travel during the [[Rosh Hashanah]] holiday, normally forbidden under religious law.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ari Gross|first1=Judah|title=IDF to send 50-person delegation to earthquake-hit Mexico|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-to-send-50-person-delegation-to-earthquake-hit-mexico/|accessdate=20 September 2017|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=20 September 2017}}</ref>

<ref>{{cite news|title=230 confirmed dead as Mexico earthquake rescue efforts continue – as it happened|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2017/sep/20/mexico-earthquake-survivors-rescue-live/|Donald Trump called Peña Nieto to offer condolences, while the White House has offered search and rescue assistance.|accessdate=21 September 2017|publisher=www.theguardian.com|date=21 September 2017}}</ref>


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2017 Central Mexico earthquake
2017 Puebla earthquake is located in Mexico
2017 Puebla earthquake
2017 Puebla earthquake is located in Puebla (state)
2017 Puebla earthquake
Location of epicenter in Mexico and Puebla
UTC time??
DurationStrong shaking for about 20 seconds
Magnitude7.1 (Mw)
Depth51.0 km (32 mi)
Epicenter18°35′02″N 98°23′56″W / 18.584°N 98.399°W / 18.584; -98.399
TypeDip-slip (intraplate)
Max. intensityVIII (Severe)
CasualtiesAt least 225 dead, 800+ injured

The 2017 Central Mexico earthquake struck at 13:14 CDT (18:14 UTC) on 19 September 2017 with a magnitude estimated to be Mw7.1 and strong shaking for about 20 seconds, approximately 55 km (34 mi) south of the city of Puebla. It caused damage in the Mexican states of Puebla, Morelos and the Greater Mexico City area, including the collapse of more than forty buildings.[1][2][3] Mexico's SASMEX earthquake warning system provided 20 seconds' warning in Mexico City. The day after the earthquake, 230 people had been reported killed[4] and more than 800 injured.[5][6]

The quake occurred on the 32nd anniversary of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, which killed about 10,000 people, commemorated with a national earthquake drill at 11 a.m. local time, two hours before this earthquake struck.[7][8] The event followed an even larger earthquake off the coast of the state of Chiapas eleven days earlier.[9]

Background

Tectonic plates of Mexico. Visible in the image is the entire North American continent, along with Central America. Mexico is located in the lower middle part of the picture, to the right of the Cocos plate.

Mexico is one of the world's most seismically active regions, sitting atop several intersecting tectonic plates. The border between the Cocos Plate and North American Plate, along the Pacific Coast of Mexico, creates a subduction zone that is able to generate large seismic events.[1] Taken together with the activity along the edges of the Rivera and Caribbean plates, this causes the country to experience an average of 40 earthquakes a day.[10] Mexico City is built on a dry lakebed with soft soil that amplifies the destruction caused by a major earthquake.[11]

Less than two weeks before the Puebla earthquake, Mexico had been struck by an earthquake in Chiapas on 7 September, which killed almost 100 people. Despite its close timing, the Puebla earthquake was not an aftershock of the Chiapas event, as the epicenters were 650 km (400 mi) apart.[12]

19 September is designated as a day of remembrance for the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, which killed approximately 10,000 residents. Every year at 11 a.m., a national earthquake drill is conducted by the government through the use of public loudspeakers located throughout Mexico City.[13] The 2017 drill took place as scheduled, at 11 a.m., around two hours before the central Mexico earthquake.[8][14]

Earthquake

Video after the earthquake in Mexico City

According to the National Seismological Service (SSN) of Mexico, the epicenter was located 12 km (7.5 mi) southeast of Axochiapan, Morelos, and 120 km (75 mi) from Mexico City.[10] The earthquake was measured at a magnitude of 7.1, occurring at 13:14:40 Central Daylight Time, at a depth of 51 km (32 mi).[10] The United States Geological Survey (USGS) placed the epicenter 5 km (3.1 mi) ENE of San Juan Raboso and reported a measurement of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale;[1] While there was a report of strong shaking for about one minute, which is a long time for an earthquake,[15] acceleration/velocity/displacement seismograms at UNAM showed about 20sec of strong shaking at ~1sec period.[16] SSN reported a peak ground acceleration of 112 cm/s2 (0.114 g0) at the Popocatépetl reporting station in Tlamacas, Estado de Mexico.[10] According to the USGS, the earthquake occurred on a moderately dipping normal fault.[1]

Mexico's SASMEX earthquake warning system provided 20 seconds' advance warning in Mexico City,[17] which is enough to carry out drills such as "drop, cover and hold on", although some people may have taken the alert for a continuation of the earlier drill.[18] Six stations reported, and alerts 12 to 48 seconds before the shock were also provided to Oaxaca, Acapulco, Chilpancingo, and Puebla.

Casualties

Deaths by state (provisional)
State Fatalities Ref
Guerrero 4 [5]
Morelos 71 [5]
Oaxaca 1 [5]
Puebla 43 [5]
State of Mexico 12 [5]
Mexico City 94 [5]
Totals: 225 [5]

Within hours of the earthquake, 217 people had been reported killed.[9][19][5] At least 71 people were killed in the state of Morelos, 86 in Mexico City, 43 in Puebla, 12 in the State of Mexico, four in the state of Guerrero and one in the state of Oaxaca.[19][20][5] In Mexico City, 22 of the fatalities occurred at the Enrique C. Rébsamen school, where the bodies of 26 students and four instructors were pulled from the rubble; 30 students and 8 adults were still unaccounted for as of the evening of 19 September.[21][22] The Mexico City campus of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education suffered damage, with at least 5 people killed and 40 injured.[23]

More than 800 people had been reported injured by the day after the earthquake.[5]

Damage and aftermath

In Puebla, church steeples had toppled in the city of Cholula,[24] and a church on the slopes of Popocatépetl in Atzitzihuacan collapsed during mass, killing 15 people.[24] A second church, which was built in the 17th century, fell in Atzala during a baptism, killing 11 people including the baby.[25]

At least 44 buildings collapsed in Mexico City due to the earthquake, trapping people inside, creating large plumes of dust, and starting fires.[24] At least 50 to 60 people were rescued by emergency workers and citizens.[20][26][20] Several buildings caught fire.[27] Condesa, Roma and del Valle neighbourhoods were among those most affected in the zone: a building located on Álvaro Obregón Avenue collapsed, and several buildings on Ámsterdam Avenue suffered damage.[28][29][30]

Gas leaks were reported, along with "piles" of rubble from collapsed buildings.[26] Stock prices declined at the Mexico Stock Exchange but recovered before trading was suspended.[31] Comisión Federal de Electricidad, the national electric utility, reported that 4.68 million customers lost power in Guerrero, Morelos, Puebla, State of Mexico, Oaxaca, Tlaxcala, and parts of Mexico City—roughly 32% of the company's customers in those states. However, none of the generating stations in the region sustained structural damage.[32]

Mexico City International Airport suspended operations while damage assessments took place, but reopened at 4:00 p.m. CDT (2100 UTC). 180 flights were cancelled or diverted during the closure.[33][2][34] A plane carrying President Enrique Peña Nieto, returning from touring damage in Oaxaca from the earlier Chiapas earthquake, was diverted to Santa Lucía Air Force Base.[35] Mexico City Metro service was temporarily cancelled on several subway lines due to a power failure, but restored by 17:30, offering free service to stranded passengers.[36] Building evacuations also caused delays to Metrobús service in the city.[37]

The federal Secretariat of the Interior (SEGOB) declared a state of emergency for all 33 municipalities of Morelos,[38] for all 16 boroughs of Mexico City,[39] and 112 of the 217 municipalities of Puebla.[40] The declarations allow funds from the National Natural Disaster Fund (FONDEN) to be used during the emergency response phase.[38][39][40] The Mexican Army and Mexican Navy deployed 3,000 active-duty troops to Mexico City through the DN-III-E and Plan Marina emergency response plans. The troops were tasked with debris cleanup, search and rescue, and security missions. Additionally, the Secretariat of National Defence moved eight helicopters to Mexico City, and activated 3 shelters in the affected areas.[41]

All matches of the Copa MX competition's Round of 16 were suspended until further notice.[42][clarification needed]

The hashtag #FuerzaMéxico (Be strong, Mexico) was used on social media networks.[43]

The Israel Defense Forces sent a delegation of 50 people, mostly engineers and search and rescue personnel, to help in the aftermath of the earthquake. The contingent had special dispensation to travel during the Rosh Hashanah holiday, normally forbidden under religious law.[44]

[45]

  • Collapsed building in Mexico City
    Collapsed building in Mexico City
  • Other damage
    Other damage
  • President Peña Nieto addresses the media
    President Peña Nieto addresses the media
  • Volunteers and rescuers working at collapsed building at Colonia Roma, Mexico City.
    Volunteers and rescuers working at collapsed building at Colonia Roma, Mexico City.
  • Volunteers and rescuers working at a collapsed warehouse, colonia Obrera, Mexico City.
    Volunteers and rescuers working at a collapsed warehouse, colonia Obrera, Mexico City.
  • Volunteers moving debris at Colonia Obrera, Mexico City
    Volunteers moving debris at Colonia Obrera, Mexico City
  • Crumbled sidewalk outside Hilton hotel, Mexico City.
    Crumbled sidewalk outside Hilton hotel, Mexico City.

See also

References

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