:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/3HQZPYZK5VGLNJ5WEM4ZODXREI.jpg "Magnitude 4.0 earthquake with epicenter at Cd Ixtepec, Oaxaca 1")
The inhabitants of the town of CD Ixtepec lived an earthquake that reaches a magnitude of 4.0 and had a depth of 3.1 kilometers.
Magnitude 4.0 earthquake with epicenter at La Mira, Michoacán
Due to its geographical location, Mexico is continuously exposed to this type of seismic event.
Preliminary information from the National Seismological Service (SSN) indicates that the quake occurred today at 22:53 local time (4:53 UTC), with an epicenter 7 km southwest of the city in the state of Oaxaca. .
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 4.4 earthquake with epicenter at Cd Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán
Information from the National Seismology Service indicates that an average of 40 earthquakes are recorded per day in the country
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: prepare a civil security plan, participate in evacuation drills, find safety zones home, school or workplace and set up 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 earthquakes that caused enormous destruction in the country. Although these two are the most recognized today, they are not the most important in the territory.
Pijijiapan, Chiapas records a 4.0 magnitude earthquake
The earthquake occurred at 2:25 a.m., at a distance of 129 km from Pijijiapan and had a depth of 16.5 km
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.
Experts from the Seismic Instrumentation and Recording Center (Cires) estimate that it will be possible to repeat similar situations in the near future. These findings stem from a 2009 study that sought to analyze the aforementioned event. It was said then that there could be earthquakes of a similar magnitude on the coasts of Mexico and Central America. Indeed, said area has great potential for events of a geological nature, given its location in the so-called Guerrero Gap.
However, seismic events of lesser magnitude can also cause great destruction. In 1985 and 2017, Mexicans watched in amazement as the country’s capital plunged into chaos because of two earthquakes of less intensity than that of 1787.
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.
In 2017, it happened at 1:14 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. UTC), with its epicenter in an area between the states of Puebla and Morelos. Then the death toll reached 369.