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Mexico Earthquake - Page 3

Powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake hits southwest Mexico near Oaxaca, shakes buildings as far as Mexico City. The quake was felt across much of southern Mexico. No casualties have yet been reported and the local Red Cross said it is monitoring the situation. Videos taken from inside swaying Mexico City office buildings flooded social media and several buildings were evacuated, but no damage was reported in the capital. Ref. USAToday.

Earthquake Mexico

Continental shelf shape leads to long-lasting tsunami edge waves during Mexican earthquake. The shape of the continental shelf off the southern Mexican coast played a role in the formation of long-lasting tsunami edge waves that appeared after last September's magnitude 8.2 earthquake. Source 9l.

Mexico Earthquake History & Civil Business Politics

Mexico's 2017 Tehuantepec quake suggests a new worry. Last September's magnitude 8.2 Tehuantepec earthquake happened deep, rupturing both mantle and crust, on the landward side of major subduction zone in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico's far south coast. It's unanticipated location suggests a potential new threat for Central America's coastline. Source 9h.