Earthquake Information

September 19, 2022 (18:05:06 UTC)

Quake Location

Magnitude 7.6 Mexico

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck southwestern Mexico on Monday, killing one person and prompting evacuations and causing buildings to sway in Mexico City. It occurred on the same day the country marks the anniversaries of two devastating quakes in 1985 and 2017 which killed thousands of people.

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