Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Why today’s earthquake in Mexico caused less damage than the smaller 2017 quake

An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 shook southern and central Mexico on Tuesday, leaving at least six dead, 30 wounded, and some damage in areas near its epicenter in the state of Oaxaca, one of the poorest in the country.

Its waves were felt even in Puebla and Mexico City (CDMX), where the ruins and traumas of the tremor three years ago are still a daily nightmare for many of its residents.

Although the earthquake on Tuesday was greater in magnitude than that of September 19, 2017, its effects in the capital city and in . . .

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