Arriaga, Chiapas records a 4.0 magnitude earthquake

Preliminary information indicates that the earthquake occurred in Arriaga.

The inhabitants of the town of Arriaga lived an earthquake that reaches a magnitude of 4.0 and had a depth of 124.7 kilometers.

Huixtla, Chiapas, records a 4.1 magnitude earthquake

Information from the National Seismology Service indicates that an average of 40 earthquakes are recorded per day in the country

According to preliminary information from the National Seismological Service (SSN), the quake occurred today at 9:58 p.m. local time (3:58 UTC), with an epicenter 17 km northeast of the city in the state of Chiapas.

In the event of significant seismic activity, the The National Center for Disaster Prevention (Cenapred) calls not to fall into the trap of rumors or fake news and to obtain information only from official sourcessuch as civil protection authorities, both local and state, as well as federal.

Magnitude 4.1 earthquake with epicenter in Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca

Due to its geographical location, Mexico is continuously exposed to this type of seismic event.

After an earthquake, check your home in search possible damage, only use your mobile phone in an emergency, do not light matches or candles until you make sure there are no gas leaks and remember that there may be aftershocks of the earthquakeit is therefore important to be vigilant.

You can also take the following actions before an earthquake: prepares a civil security plan, participates in evacuation drills, identifies security zones home, school or workplace and prepare a emergency backpack.

This is not the first time that Mexico has suffered this type of onslaught from nature. Its geographical position permanently exposes it to the risk of suffering these events. Thus, in 1985 and 2017, there were seismic movements that caused enormous destruction in the country. Although these two are the most recognized today, they are not the most important in the territory.

Magnitude 4.0 earthquake with epicenter in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca

Due to its geographical location, Mexico is continuously exposed to this type of seismic event.

During the colonial period, it happened the strongest earthquake recorded in the history of what is now Mexico. arrived on On March 28, 1787, its epicenter was in Oaxaca, it had a magnitude of 8.6. The movement was so violent that it not only shook the earth, but also caused a tsunami that reached 6 kilometers inland.

According to data from the Center for Instrumentation and Seismic Recording (Cires), carried out in 2009 on the cited earthquake, there is a possibility of repetition of events above said magnitude. It is estimated that they could occur in the years to come. Its epicenter is calculated on the coasts of Mexico and Central America, since these are located in the so-called Guerrero Gap. This area is characterized by the accumulation of a large amount of geological energy.

However, such a magnitude is not necessary to wreak havoc. Mexicans have memories of minor earthquakes, which occurred in 1985 and 2017. On such occasions, the capital and entire states were paralyzed by the unprecedented consequences of such telluric movements.

As for the one in 1985, it happened on September 19 of that year at 7:19 a.m. local time (1:19 p.m. UTC), with its epicenter in the state of Guerrero and a magnitude of 8.2. Since then, it was believed that nothing like this would happen again, but coincidentally it happened again exactly 32 years later.

The 2017 one occurred between the states of Puebla and Morelos at 1:14 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. UTC). The death toll of human victims reached 369.