A massive 7.1 earthquake hit Mexico City on Tuesday, collapsing buildings and sending people into the streets 32 years to the day after a 1985 quake that did major damage to the capital. Coincidentally, buildings across the city had been holding earthquake drills earlier in the day due to the anniversary.
The earthquake is the latest in a string along the Pacific ‘ring of fire’ pver the past year. Last night, a 3.6 magnitude quake hit Los Angeles. Two weeks ago, a 4.6 hit Japan , and a 6.2 which hit Indonesia three weeks ago. Two days later, a 6.4 struck Fiji – the second this year after a 7.0 rocked the island nation in January. In December of 2016, a 6.3 magnitude quake struck in Peru.
Mexico Quake
Map of the testimonies received so far following the #earthquake M7.1 in Puebla, Mexico 44 min ago pic.twitter.com/9tor4xicPP
— EMSC (@LastQuake) September 19, 2017
Damage and injury reports have not yet been officially reported from the quake, which had an epicenter approximatley 93 miles southeast of Mexico City in the state of Puebla.
Center of Mexico City right now after 7.4 earthquake. Scary. Hope folks are ok. Video shot by a friend in DF pic.twitter.com/tlYtpEShcB
— David Prager (@dlprager) September 19, 2017
Footage from my nephew in #CDMX #MexicoCity of today's #earthquake pic.twitter.com/q0LDJ8y25B
— Lauren Friedmann (@the_friedz) September 19, 2017
Structural Damage Possible Following 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake In Mexico City pic.twitter.com/H86xOGJnfM
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 19, 2017
Fire to Mexico City
— SecureIn (@SecureInCanada) September 19, 2017
#Earthquake
7.1
Very close to Mexico City— SecureIn (@SecureInCanada) September 19, 2017
Building Collapses In #Mexico City Following 7.1 Magnitude #Earthquake. pic.twitter.com/6p7AHvQP3u
— Dragoş Ioniţă (@DragosIonita) September 19, 2017
#SISMO Magnitude 7.1 #earthquake #Temblor in #LaRoma in #CDMX buildings collapsed by #Sismo in West #AlertaSísmica #mexicoearthquake pic.twitter.com/R64koOLWgm
— Hurricane Info (@HurricaneData) September 19, 2017
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Hmm. That statue got behead at a Spanish Mission. Strange voodoo out there.
Was it a statue of Robert E. Lee?
No it was a Spanish Saint that supposedly started the Missions. These natural disasters seem to be targeting the Spanish Colonies. Almost exclusively.
Something’s afoot with all these earthquakes and hurricanes lately.