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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.

Mexico City’s Architects of Destruction

Mexico City’s Architects of Destruction

On September 19, 2017, a 7.1 earthquake rocked Mexico City, killing 369 people in the area and damaging hundreds of buildings.The timing of quake was...
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Mexico commemorates victims of two deadly quakes

Mexico on Wednesday commemorated victims of two deadly Sept. 19 earthquakes, one in 1985 that left at least 9,500 dead and another just last year...
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Mexico quake one year on: Families still wait for help to rebuild

Mexico quake one year on: Families still wait for help to rebuild

Mexico quake one year on: Families still wait for help to rebuild Mexico City - Ivon Romero lives with her husband and five children in...
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Saving Mexico City's Art Deco Treasures

Saving Mexico City’s Art Deco Treasures

The El Moro building, one of Mexico City's Art Deco treasures, suffered significant damage during last year’s earthquake; the upper floors swayed several feet during...
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Damaged buildings, graft haunt Mexico City year after quake

Damaged buildings, graft haunt Mexico City year after quake

Throughout Mexico City, uninhabited buildings with gaping cracks lean at precarious angles and some displaced people are still living outdoors a year after a magnitude...
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Lessons from Mexico’s Earthquake Early Warning System

Lessons from Mexico’s Earthquake Early Warning System

Rubble from a collapsed building crushed a car in the Xochimilco borough of Mexico City following the M 7.1 Puebla earthquake on 19 September 2017....
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Mexico marks twin anniversaries of deadly quakes

Mexico marks twin anniversaries of deadly quakes

Workers preprare to demolish Enrique Rebsamen elementary school in Mexico city, on August 20, 2018.The school collapsed during the earthquake on september 19 2018, killing...
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Two low-intensity earthquakes recorded in Mexico City

This morning, the National Seismological Service reported two low-intensity earthquakes with epicenters located in Mexico City. The first, at 11:07 am, of magnitude 2.2 with...
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Puerto Vallarta will practice emergency response for earthquakes and tsunamis

On September 19, Civil Protection and Firefighters in Puerto Vallarta will carry out annual drills to practice emergency response techniques during earthquakes and tsunamis. The...
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Rescue dog ‘Frida’ can no longer be commercialized

To prevent the name of Frida Marina, the rescue dog that became a symbol of last year's earthquake in Mexico City, from being used for...
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Death toll rises, flights resume, power back in Japan quake

Japanese rescue workers and troops searched Saturday for the missing for a third straight day in a northern hamlet buried by landslides from a powerful...
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Chain of earthquakes shake Panama, Ecuador and Chile

A chain of three earthquakes of medium magnitude was recorded Thursday night in Panama, Ecuador and Chile minutes apart, with no reports of casualties or...
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