1985 Mexico City earthquake
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The 1985 Mexico City earthquake struck in the early morning of 19 September at 07:17:50 with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximal Mercalli intensity of IX. The event caused serious damage to the Gr
Mexico City – Collapsed Hospital Juárez de México
Apartment Complex Pino Suárez, in the wake of the earthquake.
Aftermath of the earthquake
Bronze statue of a seamstress at corner of Manuel J Othón and San Antonio Abad at site of collapsed factory
The Modified Mercalli intensity scale measures the effects of an earthquake at a given location. This is in contrast with the seismic magnitude usually reported for an earthquake.
1985 Mexico City earthquake
…The 1985 Mexico City earthquake struck in the early morning of 19 September at 07:17:50 (CST) with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximal Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The event caused serious damage to the Greater Mexico City area and the deaths of at least 5,000 people. The sequence of events included…
Lisbon, Portugal, during the Great Lisbon earthquake in 1755