Rescue workers and volunteers search a collapsed building in Mexico City on September 19. A religious statue is salvaged from a former convent that was heavily damaged in Tlayacapan, Mexico. A dust-covered Carlos Mendoza, 30, said that he and other volunteers were able to pull two people alive from the ruins of a collapsed apartment building after three hours of effort. Ramos said he got into a car with his driver and went to check on his 99-year-old grandfather, Pedro Cabrero, who lives in a high rise. A woman's crushed body hangs from a collapsed building in Mexico City on September 19. Updated on: September 19, 2017 / 10:40 PM "We evacuated and when we got outside the roads were moving up and down and trees were falling," he told CNN. The nationwide death toll rose to 139 on Tuesday evening, according to Mexico's head of Civil Defense, and the Mexican federal government declared a state of disaster in Mexico City which helps free up emergency funds. The earthquake is the deadliest in Mexico since the 1985 quake that killed thousands. The count did not include one death that officials in the southern state of Oaxaca reported earlier as quake-related. God bless the people of Mexico City. Soldiers remove debris from a collapsed building in Mexico City on September 20. Nomination announcements were scheduled for Wednesday. A man comforts a student outside a school in Mexico City on September 19. English: Earthquake in Mexico (epicentre in Puebla ), 19 September 2017 . Rescuers work in the rubble after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck on September 19, 2017 in Mexico City, Mexico. Then, just a few yards away, the three-story building fell. Much of Mexico City is built on former lakebed, and the soil is known to amplify the effects of earthquakes even hundreds of miles away. After two earthquakes hit Central Mexico on September 7th and September 19th, 2017, there were different petitions to force the "Instituto Nacional Electoral" (National Electoral Institute), the Mexican Senate, and President Enrique Peña Nieto to donate most or all of the money destined for the upcoming 2018 general elections be redirected to victims of the natural disaster in Mexico City and neighbor … Families prepare to sleep under tarps outside their quake-damaged building in Mexico City on September 20. CAEE Reconnaissance Report on September 19, 2017 Puebla-Morelos Earthquake in Mexico Characteristics of Two Intraplate Earthquakes Occurred in September 2017 The magnitude 8.2 earthquake of September 8, 2017 occurred offshore Chiapas, Mexico, as the result of normal faulting at a depth of 47.4 km. Citizens played a crucial role in rescue efforts, like 26-year-old nutritionist Mariana Morales who was one of many that did everything they could to rescue others. It struck off the country’s … A powerful 7.1 earthquake rocked central Mexico on Tuesday, ... Mexico’s seismological agency said the epicenter was east of the capital in the state of Puebla. On September 19th, 2017, exactly on the anniversary of the great 1985 Michoacán earthquake, an intermediate-depth fault-normal earthquake occurred approximately 120 km (75 miles) from Mexico City. Hours after the quake, rescue workers were still clawing through the wreckage of a primary school that partly collapsed in the city's south looking for any children who might be trapped. / CBS/AP. That quake left a huge scar on the city, resulting in changes in building codes and greater protections against earthquakes, such as the drills that took place hours earlier. Video on social media showed debris falling from Mexico City's National Employment Service building. The federal interior minister, Miguel Angel Osorio Chong, said authorities had reports of people possibly still being trapped in collapsed buildings. Furniture fell over.". They reached the bottom only to find it barred. A security guard finally came and unlocked it. Dorothy Munoz told CNN that she was watching a TV special on the 1985 earthquake when the earth shook for real. The 2017 Puebla earthquake struck at 13:14 CDT (18:14 UTC) on 19 September 2017 with a magnitude estimated to be Mw 7.1 approximately 55 km (34 mi) south of the city of Puebla. An injured person is carried away after being rescued in Mexico City on Tuesday, September 19. First published on September 19, 2017 / 2:31 PM. … Moment kids discovered inside collapsed school, At school, digging brings hope, frustration, 5 things you should know about earthquakes, See 15 years of earthquakes in 45 seconds, Search for survivors after tsunami continues, Deadly tsunami hits Indonesian island of Sulawesi, Hundreds of hikers rescued after earthquake, Relatives of missing people wait for news in front of a collapsed building in Mexico City on Friday, September 22. Rescue workers in Mexico City search for people trapped inside the collapsed Enrique Rebsamen school on September 19. He extends his condolences to the government and people of Mexico and wishes those injured a speedy recovery, according to a statement released by his spokesman. He noted that according to the National Observatory of the Conference of the Episcopate The Guerrero Gap was considered to be the source most likely to generate future events with the potential to affect Mexic… Trump lifts COVID-19 travel restrictions, Biden to block changes, Woman gets 43-year prison sentence for insulting Thai king, Norway says no link between vaccine and elderly deaths, Museum of London to display Trump Baby balloon, California Privacy/Information We Collect. People look for survivors in Mexico City on September 20. All public and private schools in Mexico City and some of the states affected by the earthquake will remain closed until further notice, Education Minister Aurelio Nuño tweeted. "Here in downtown Los Angeles, we have a factor of five amplification because of soils. Luis Ramos, who owns an airline business management company, said he was in a meeting near Mexico's main airport when the ground started to shake. "It then amplified in waves and the whole room started shaking. The magnitude 7.1 Puebla, Mexico earthquake of September 19th, 2017, centred 55 km south of the city of Puebla, led to significant and extensive damage in central Mexico, especially in Mexico City. We are with you and will be there for you. People struggled to get home when power poles that toppled in the quake blocked the streets and the public transportation system temporarily shut down operations. Morales said she was in a taxi when the quake struck, and she got out and sat on a sidewalk to try to recover from the scare. Earlier in the day, workplaces across the city held readiness drills on the anniversary of the 1985 quake, a magnitude 8.0 shake, which killed thousands of people and devastated large parts of Mexico City. A survivor is pulled out of rubble in Mexico City on September 20. How DHS plans to secure the Biden inauguration, National Guard troops being vetted as they arrive to guard Capitol. Puebla Gov. The research is part on an on-going effort to better understand Mexico's earthquake risks. Dr. Lucy Jones, a seismologist who spent years with the USGS, said Tuesday's earthquake is smaller than the Sept. 7 temblor, but that it struck closer to more residents. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. But then all of a sudden, you're like this isn't cool at all," he said. Copyright © 2021 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. So where the 8.2 was offshore -- and at a depth of 40 miles down -- this is only 80 miles from Mexico City, about 30 miles down, and with a lot of people nearby. "People here are are used to encountering these types of situations, but this time, I definitely sensed more fear from people," he said on CBSN. People remove debris off a building that collapsed after an earthquake rattled Mexico City. A woman receives medical assistance after she was injured in Mexico City on September 19. The Mexican government has not yet published overall economic or insured loss tallies, but six days after the earthquake RMS publicly released an estimate of economic property losses between US$4 billion … Ricardo Ramos, a TV producer from Los Angeles, was scouting a location in a Mexico City cafe when the quake hit. A search goes on at the scene of a collapsed building in Mexico City's Del Valle neighborhood on September 19. According to 2017 Earthquake Impact Database (source), the death toll now stands at 248 (Mexico City 117, Puebla 43, Morelos 72, Oaxaca 1, Guerrero 3). Rescue workers remove rubble from a Mexico City building on September 19. (CNN)Rescuers searched for survivors through the night after Tuesday's powerful earthquake shook Mexico City and surrounding states, killing scores and leaving many trapped under collapsed buildings. "This is one of those moments where we all need to come together," Ramos said. September 22 Georg Stockhorst September 20, 2017. Munoz grabbed her dogs and raced to the street, where people were told not to return to their apartments until buildings were checked for structural damage and gas leaks. The quake follows a magnitude 8.1 earthquake that struck off the southern coast of Mexico on September 7, The recent Mexican earthquake from the 19 September 2017 led to significant building damage in the capital Mexico City and the state of Morelos. People react in Mexico City just after the quake hit. 2017, in the city of Puebla, Mexico. On Tuesday 19 September 2017 there was an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 near Puebla, Mexico – approximately 140km south-east of Mexico City. A magnitude 7.1 quake. The U.S. Geological Survey predicts "significant casualty and damage are likely and the disaster is potentially widespread. Men carry beams of wood to offer help in Mexico City's Roma neighborhood on September 20. The earthquakes of 2017 and 2018 impacted 621 temples within the State of Puebla, recalling that not only the Archdiocese of Puebla but also the Diocese of Tehuacán and the Diocese of Huajuapan de León, in Oaxaca, were affected. Members of the Mexican Army nap September 20 after assisting in search-and-rescue missions in Mexico City. "Then you realize ... this is no joy ride for anybody.". President Enrique Pena Nieto said Wednesday [Sept. 27] that preliminary accounting of the damage caused by the two big earthquakes that hit … Thousands of Mexico City residents fled office buildings and hugged to calm each other along the central Reforma Avenue as alarms blared, and traffic stopped around the Angel of Independence monument. Mexico City started to receive earthquake alerts from the earthquake early warning system in 1991 [Espinosa-Aranda et al., 1995; Goltz and Flores, 1997]. Ramos said his grandfather was safe. It toppled hundreds of buildings, triggering tsunami evacuations and sending panicked people fleeing into the streets in the middle of the night. She was anxiously trying to locate her children, whom she had left in the care of her disabled mother. Volunteers and rescue workers search for people trapped inside the Enrique Rebsamen school on September 20. How did rioters breach the U.S. Capitol on January 6? Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto declared three days of national mourning Wednesday, Sept. 20, to honor the victims in what is now the country’s deadliest earthquake since 1985. A total of 5765 buildings suffered damage in Mexico City and about 300 in Puebla City. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 7.1 and was centered near the Puebla state town of Raboso, about 76 miles southeast of … At one site, reporters saw onlookers cheer as a woman was pulled from the rubble. Many people remained in the streets for hours, fearful of returning to the structures. We are with you and will be there for you.". United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he's saddened by the loss of life and damage from Tuesday's earthquake. He took a quick video to show his children, he said. "Mexico City is built on dry lake bed. The September 19, 1985, earthquake registered at magnitude-8.0 and killed an estimated 9,500 people in and around Mexico City. The quake damaged the Jojutla Municipal Palace. At the time, the system was set up to detect earthquakes occurring along the Guerrero Gapportion of the subduction zone located 300 kilometers from the city. Tony Galil said there were damaged buildings in the city of Cholula, including collapsed church steeples. "Thank you, God, for keeping us safe once again. See also category: 2017 memorial ceremony for the victims of the 1985 Mexico earthquake – (Took place on the same day 6 hours before the earthquake). Rescuers and firefighters lower a corpse from a house in Mexico City on September 20. "The floor gently rocked as if a big truck went by," Wilson said. #TenemosSismo @AristeguiOnline #RT COMPARTAN #SISMO esto es en metro Etiopía @STCMetroGDF pic.twitter.com/VSex6kSNXI, President Trump tweeted his support for Mexico on Tuesday afternoon: "God bless the people of Mexico City. It has caused damage in the Mexican state of Puebla and the Greater Mexico City area, including the collapse of over twenty buildings. The 19 September 2017 Puebla–Morelos earthquake provides a unique opportunity to study the performance of buildings rehabilitated after 1985 and to collect valuable data on new rehabilitation efforts. By Nicole Chavez, Steve Almasy, Ray Sanchez and Darran Simon, CNN, Updated 1503 GMT (2303 HKT) September 20, 2017. "Decorations around the apartment fell and broke. A woman in Mexico City reacts after the quake. The epicenter of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake was 2.8 miles (4.5 kilometers) east-northeast of San Juan Raboso and 34.1 miles (55 km) … Previously, authorities had said that as many as 248 people had died. The Latin Grammy Awards ceremony is still scheduled for Nov. 16 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, with a live telecast on Univision. The Associated Press contributed to this report. President Enrique Peña Nieto said 22 bodies were found in the debris of an elementary school in Mexico City that collapsed due to the earthquake. (Sept. 20, 2017) Nearly 5 million customers were still without power early Wednesday. Scientists still do not know exactly how an underground push with a magnitude of 8.2 tore the mantle and crust, striking near the city of Puebla in September 2017. The statement also said the United Nations stands ready to assist Mexico. The earthquake was officially named the 2017 Puebla earthquake because the epicenter was located beneath the city of Puebla, and the shallow depth resulted in it being highly destructive. A volunteer in Mexico City asks for silence as a flattened building is searched for survivors on September 20. A car is crushed by debris in Mexico City on September 19. People remove debris off a building that collapsed in Mexico City. At times, rescuers asked for total silence as they tried to hear voices coming from under the debris. Proximity makes a big difference," she told CBS News. Abaroa says the academy's "thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by these catastrophic events and ones that may come.". Two powerful earthquakes struck Mexico in September 2017: one in southern Mexico on September 7 that caused severe damage in Chiapas, Oaxaca and other states—and another on September 19 in central Mexico that brought devastation to Mexico City and the states of Puebla and Morelos. "I saw a lot of damaged buildings where the exteriors had fallen. Astrology & Earthquakes: Astrological data and analyses data of the 19 September 2017 earthquake in Mexico. People stand inside a Mexico City building that collapsed in the quake. "God bless the people of Mexico City. The quake left the busiest city in Mexico in chaos. The epicenter was in central Mexico (18.58° N 98.40° W) at a depth of 51 km (USGS: U.S. Geological Survey). A building is damaged in Mexico City on September 19. MEXICO CITY -- A powerful earthquake jolted central Mexico on Tuesday, killing more than 130 people, cracking building facades and scattering rubble on streets in the capital on the anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake. Rescuers immediately called for silence so that they could listen for others who might be trapped. FIGURE 9 | Dashboard showing the distribution of regular and irregular structures and the impact on the damage grade of the building. A normal-fault earthquake (M w = 7.1) occurred in the state limit of Puebla and Morelos on September 19, 2017, exactly 32 years after the 1985 Michoacan Earthquake. This map shows where a deadly 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico on Tue., Sept. 19, 2017. The earthquake, which also damaged a number of colonial-era churches in the town of Puebla, occurred on the 32nd anniversary of a 1985 quake that killed as many as 10,000 people. (ACAPS, 11 Sep 2017) A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck central and southern Mexico [on 19 September], killing more than 200 people, according to the government. When the quake hit, freelance reporter Manuel Rueda was walking outside a bank in the city's financial district when buildings began to shake. "It's almost a roller coaster ride, where you think, wow, this is kind of cool. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 Richter scale struck Mexico City, Puebla and Morelos at 13:14 hours on 19 September 2017, two hours after a nationwide earthquake simulation. Former President Barack Obama took to Twitter to express his condolences -- writing in Spanish: "Take care of yourself and a big hug for everyone". At least 30 children were still missing Tuesday night, he said. No new date has been chosen yet. On September 19, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Puebla State in central Mexico and caused destruction to buildings and infrastructure across Mexico City and areas of Guerrero, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tlaxcala, and Veracruz states. After the earthquake, the two drove around the capital trying to find a place to eat. At least 731 people were injured and 45 buildings collapsed. Windows buckled and shattered, falling several stories to the ground while thousands of people streamed into the streets running away from buildings and potential gas leaks. Children's toys are seen in a damaged building in Mexico City on September 20. And "time is against us.". He said search efforts were slow because of the fragility of rubble. Thinking about our neighbors in Mexico and all our Mexican-American friends tonight. People gather on a Mexico City street after office buildings were evacuated because of the quake. Mexico’s seismological agency said the epicenter was east of the capital in the state of Puebla. "There were no stairs anymore. Mexico City's international airport suspended operations and was checking facilities for any damage. All told, the earthquakes took more , A post shared by Ricardo Ramos V (@rramos1032) on Sep 19, 2017 at 11:23am PDT, A post shared by Marissa Neyra ✌ (@maryssa43) on Sep 19, 2017 at 3:20pm PDT. On September 19, the Mw7.1 “Puebla” earthquake struck Mexico City and surrounding states, causing the most fatalities (369) and damage of any temblor since the Michoacán event in 1985. The death toll was later revised. In the wake of the devastating Puebla–Morelos​ earthquake on September 19th, 2017, a team of SOM engineers contributed to post-disaster recovery efforts in Mexico City. The 2017 Puebla earthquake occurred on the anniversary. A man walks his bike past a partially collapsed building in Jojutla on September 20. She said she fell in the stairs and people began to walk over her, before someone finally pulled her up. The death toll is expected to rise. She said she saw glass bursting out of the windows of some buildings. It has caused damage in the Mexican states of Puebla, Morelos and the Greater Mexico City area, including the collapse of more than forty buildings. magnitude-8.1 earthquake struck off the southern coast, trapped inside the Enrique Rebsamen elementary school, 22 bodies were found in the debris of a school, president says, Strong earthquake comes on anniversary of devastating 1985 quake. A magnitude 8.1 quake. The earthquake produced ground motions in Mexico City with peak ground accelerations of approximately 0.05g on firm soil and of 0.2g on soft soil. The death toll was later revised. In Mexico City, thousands of soldiers, rescuers and civilians -- including college students -- were working side by side to dig through tall piles of rubble from dozens of crumbled buildings. Earlier this month, dozens were killed after another earthquake struck, off Mexico's southern coast. We got to experience another terrible #earthquake, this time during a location scout. He ran out into the street. Adrian Wilson, a photographer from New York City who was visiting his fiancee, was eating in the capital when the earthquake struck. The epicenter of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake was 2.8 miles (4.5 kilometers) east-northeast of San Juan Raboso and 34.1 miles (55 km) south-southwest of the city of Puebla, in Puebla state, according to the US Geological Survey. Tuesday's earthquake took place on the anniversary of a devastating earthquake that killed thousands in Mexico City in 1985. Cuidense mucho y un fuerte abrazo para todos. We are with you and will be there for you," US President Donald Trump tweeted. Volunteers arrange food and other donated supplies at a distribution point in Mexico City on September 20. Meanwhile, nominations for the Latin Grammy Awards have been postponed because of the earthquake and the aftermath of hurricanes Harvey and Irma. "This earthquake is smaller but closer to many more people. Some relatives said they had received Whatsapp message from two girls inside, but the claim could not be confirmed. And so when the seismic waves come through them, the loose soil slows them down, but they still have all that energy so they have to get bigger to carry that loose soil," Jones explained. The building is from the 1930s and just survived a big earthquake, so I knew I would be OK.", Wilson told CNN: "The doors were flapping open, the windows, everything.". A woman in Mexico City cries as she tries to reach people on her cell phone after the quake. "On the elevated roadway, I could see smoke and hear explosions," he said. Authorities said at least 70 people in the capital had been hospitalized for injuries. In addition, 36 people died in Mexico City, 29 in Puebla state, nine in the State of Mexico and one in Guerrero. CNN's Elwyn Lopez, Hande Atay Alam, Catherine E. Shoichet, David Williams, Larry Register, Fidel Gutierrez, Abel Alvarado, Gustavo Ramirez and Phil Gast contributed to this report. This earthquake comes on the heels of another magnitude 8.1 quake Sept. 7 that left more than 90 people dead and was the strongest earthquake to hit Mexico in a century. We got to experience another terrible #earthquake, this time during a location scout," he wrote on Instagram. A man is rescued under rubble in Mexico City's Condesa area on September 19. She wore a paper face mask and her hands were still dusty from having joined a rescue brigade to clear rubble from a building that fell in a cloud of dust before her eyes, about 15 minutes after the quake. At least 216 people died in Mexico City -- the country's capital -- and in the states of Puebla, Mexico and Morelos, officials said. "It was nerve-wracking. Initial calculations show that more than 30 million people would have felt moderate shaking from Tuesday's quake. The 2017 Puebla earthquake in astrogeography. A police officer runs toward the site where a building collapsed in Mexico City on September 19. Residents can be heard screaming and crying as some ran away from the building. People sleep on the street next to damaged homes in Jojutla on September 20. Volunteers organize donations in Mexico City on September 20. The 2017 Puebla earthquake in astrogeography. "It's ugly, very ugly.". Patients from a Mexico City hospital receive treatment outside after the hospital was evacuated on September 19. Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said buildings collapsed at 44 places in the capital alone. (Sept. 20, 2017… Alma Gonzalez was in her fourth floor apartment in the Roma neighborhood when the quake pancaked the ground floor of her building, leaving her no way out - until neighbors set up a ladder on their roof and helped her slide out a side window. The earthquake that killed 370 people in Mexico was so powerful that the whole tectonic plate broke up, scientists say. A team from New Zealand assessed damage throughout the capital and tested the new paper form in Calle La Morena. So there was a lake there, it dried out, it left behind these sediments that are very very loose. This was the second earthquake to hit Mexico in two weeks. © 2017 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Thank you God for keeping us safe once again. Scores of buildings collapsed into mounds of rubble or were severely damaged in densely populated parts of Mexico City and nearby states. God bless the people of Mexico City. Rescuers in Mexico City work to save a child. In Mexico City, it's over a factor of 100.". Market stall vendor Edith Lopez, 25, said she was in a taxi a few blocks away when the quake struck Tuesday. Some carried away buckets full of debris while others called out the names of those who have been rescued. Emergency workers remove debris as they search for survivors in Mexico City on September 19. Mancera said 50 to 60 people were rescued alive by citizens and emergency workers in the capital. "It has to be done very carefully," he said. "A fish tank fell to the floor," the Mexico City resident said. The 2017 Puebla earthquake struck at 13:14 CDT (18:14 UTC) on 19 September 2017 with a magnitude estimated to be 7.1 on the Seismic scale approximately 55 km (34 mi) south of Puebla. ... Mexico State, Puebla… In the 2017 Central Mexico Earthquake, the closer proximity to the epicenter and different frequency content of the seismic event produced higher peak ground accelerations, averaging up … Recovery efforts take place at the collapse of a residential building in Mexico City on September 19. 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Luis Felipe Puente said 64 people died in the state of Morelos, just south of Mexico City, though local officials reported only 54. Gala Dluzhynska was taking a class with 11 other women on the second floor of a building on trendy Alvaro Obregon street when the quake struck and window and ceiling panels fell as the building began to tear apart. Latin Recording Academy President Gabriel Abaroa Jr. said in a statement Tuesday that the delay comes "as an outgrowth of the terrible and tragic recent natural disasters affecting Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Houston, and Florida, the homes of many Hispanic communities.". "We are facing a new national emergency," Peña Nieto told citizens earlier on his first address following the earthquake. "We saw this and came to help," he said. A damaged building in Mexico City, Mexico September 19, 2017 / PM... Thoughts and prayers are with you and will be there for you ``! 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