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Mexico earthquakes are a regular and serious concern due to the country’s position on multiple active tectonic plates. This section covers breaking news on seismic activity across Mexico, including recent earthquakes, aftershocks, damage reports, emergency responses, and scientific updates from agencies like SSN and USGS. From major quakes in Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Mexico City to smaller tremors felt across the nation, our reporting highlights the human, infrastructural, and environmental impacts. We also provide information on early warning systems, preparedness measures, and how communities are responding and rebuilding. Stay informed with accurate, timely updates on the latest seismic events affecting Mexico.

Strong aftershock rattles north Haiti day after deadly quake

A magnitude 5.2 aftershock struck Haiti on Sunday, even as survivors of the previous day’s temblor were sifting through the rubble of their cinderblock homes....
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Earthquakes in Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas

The State Unit for Civil Protection and Firefighters of Jalisco (UEPCBJ) reported that an earthquake of 4.5 degrees was recorded this Sunday in the southwest...
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2017 earthquake off Mexico broke through an entire tectonic plate

2017 earthquake off Mexico broke through an entire tectonic plate

September 2017 saw a pair of weird earthquakes in Mexico. A magnitude 8.2 on September 8 just offshore the state of Chiapas was followed by...
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Foreign aid gathers pace for Indonesia’s desperate quake survivors

International efforts to help survivors of Indonesia’s devastating earthquake and tsunami gathered pace on Thursday as concern grew for hundreds of thousands with little food...
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5.4 earthquake in Chiapas

The National Seismological Service of Mexico recorded a preliminary 5.7 earthquake, which was later downgraded to 5.4, in the Northwest area of Chiapas, in the...
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Mexico Must Stand Up to America’s Drug War

Mexico must stand up to America’s drug war

AMLO, as Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador is universally known, faces a dilemma. The American-imposed drug war has plunged his country into violence and...
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Popocatépetl sends ash as far as Mexico City after three explosions

The Mayor of Mexico City, José Ramón Amieva, reported that ash from three explosions at Popocatémetl Volcano, locally known as Popo, had reached the east...
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“The Emergency Isn’t Over”: the Homeless Commemorate a Year Since the Mexico City Earthquake

“As long as one single neighbor is still displaced from their home, the crisis that started with the earthquake continues,” says Gabriel Macías of the...
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A year after the Mexico City quake, many Jewish organizations still have no home

A year after the Mexico City quake, many Jewish organizations still have no home

Rescuers from the Mexican-Jewish aid agency Cadena inspect damage in Mexico City following the earthquake last year. (Courtesy of Cadena/via JTA) MEXICO CITY (JTA) —...
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Puerto Vallarta earthquake and tsunami system fails test due to theft

Testing of the earthquake and tsunami warning network in Puerto Vallarta has failed once again, due to the constant theft of infrastructure. This week's earthquake...
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Mexico issues commemorative stamp for navy rescue dogs Frida, Evil and Ecko

Mexicans held a minute of silence on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of devastating earthquakes that struck the country in September 2017, and the postal...
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Moderate earthquake: M5.4 quake has struck near Mapastepec in Mexico

Moderate earthquake: M5.4 quake has struck near Mapastepec in Mexico

Earthquake location 14.6986S, -93.7185W A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was reported 119 km SW of Mapastepec, Mexico (74 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake...
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