A shaking was registered in Tecpan at 4:49 local time (10:49 UTC) today, with a magnitude of 4.2 and a depth of 12.3 kilometers.
According to preliminary information from the National Seismological Service (SSN), the epicenter of the telluric movement was located 23 km west of the city, in the state of Guerrero.
In the event of significant seismic activity, the National Center for Disaster Prevention (Cenapred) calls not to fall for rumors or false news and only get information from official sourcessuch as the Civil Protection authorities, both local and state, as well as federal.
After an earthquake, search your home of possible damages, use your phone only in an emergency, do not light matches or candles until you make sure there is no gas leak and remember that there may be aftershocks of the earthquakeso it is important to be vigilant.
You can also take the following measures before an earthquake: prepare a civil protection plan, organize evacuation drills, find safety zones at home, school or workplace and prepare a emergency backpack.
during an earthquake keep calm and stay in a safe place, stay away from objects that could fall; if you’re in a car, park and move away from buildings, trees, and poles; and if you are on the coast, stay away from the beach and take refuge in high areas.
Seismic activity in Mexico
Mexicans are used to this type of event, because The country is located in a zone of high seismicity. It is worth remembering the great damage caused by the earthquakes of 1985 and 2017, which caused great havoc throughout the Aztec territory. However, there are records of even more destructive movements in the country’s history.
The strongest earthquake on record In the history of what is now Mexico, the March 28, 1787, at the time of the Spanish colony. Its epicenter was in Oaxaca and had a magnitude of 8.6. This not only caused the earth to vibrate incredibly, but even 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 conclusions arose from a study dated 2009 that sought to analyze the cited event. It was said then that there may be earthquakes of a similar magnitude on the coasts of Mexico and Central America. This is because said area has great potential for events of a geological nature, given its location in the so-called Guerrero Gap.
Earthquakes like the one on this day bring to the memory of Mexicans The worst memories of the 1985 and 2017 earthquakeswhen all of Mexico City and other states were paralyzed by the shocking consequences that each one left behind.
Regarding that of 1985, it occurred on September 19 of that year at 7:19 local time (13:19 UTC), with its epicenter in the state of Guerrero and a magnitude of 8.2. Since then, it was believed that nothing like it would happen again, but coincidentally, it happened again exactly 32 years later.
The one in 2017 occurred between the states of Puebla and Morelos at 1:14 p.m. local time (18:30 UTC). The balance of human victims reached 369 deaths.
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