"(CNN)At least 29 people have died after the most powerful earthquake to hit Mexico in a century struck off the country's southern coast. The magnitude-8.1 quake, which was felt as far as Mexico City and Guatemala City, was registered off Mexico's southern coast just as heavy rains from Hurricane Katia lashed the east. The epicenter was in the Pacific Ocean, some 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) southeast of the capital and 74 miles (120 kilometers) from the Pacific coast." http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/08/americas/earthquake-hits-off-the-coast-of-southern-mexico/index.html Boy, things seem to be getting interesting this year. Let's see how Mexico is going to handle the somewhat extensive damage this caused. I believe we're going to see massive ineptitude by the local and federal governments in Mexico.
Although it was huge, it is probably not as 'bad' as it would have been if it had been further north. The quake was not on a tectonic plate boundary... it was entirely within the Cocos Plate. I would have been very concerned if it had been further north, on the Pacific Plate, or on a boundary with it. Also, it was 24 miles deep, which is considered 'intermediate'. So, not terribly deep, although not a little surface "wiggler", either. It occurred in an offshore location called the Bay of Tehuantepec, so, it was somewhat isolated from the overall tectonic plate array in that area of the planet. At first I had been concerned that a Pacific coast quake of that size just off Mexico could trigger long-expected BIG quakes on the Elsinore, Rose Canyon, and San Andreas Faults in Southern California. Now, I don't envision a follow-on effect. Which is good -- some of my favorite seafood restaurants are in San Diego.... But, thanks to Fukushima, I don't eat much seafood any more.... I still think that the next big ass-ripper of an earthquake in the U. S. will be on the Hayward Fault, which runs right under Oakland, California. The famous 1906 San Francisco quake put enormous extra strain on the Hayward, and it's been building -- especially after the Loma Prieta quake in 1989. Now, at some point in the future, when the Hayward breaks, it will EPIC....
Can we afford to with the damage of two hurricanes?... Will the U.S. help after Mexico's most powerful earthquake in a century? September 8, 2017 • In the short time between the immense flooding in Texas wrought by Hurricane Harvey and the destruction to come in Florida wrought by Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful earthquakes in Mexico's history rocked the country.
Quake Pitches Past Into Present... Quake Pitches Past Into Present in Scarred Mexico City District Sept. 12, 2017) - The powerful earthquake that rocked Mexico City last week had terrifying echoes of a more deadly 1985 shock in one housing project, raising tough questions about how ready one of the world's largest cities is for a major catastrophe.
If anyone thinks we should help Mexico then let me remind you of what their former president did to Trump: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...rump-hated-gringo_us_57315d3ee4b096e9f09277e8
Mexican government said it could no longer offer aid to victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas... After deadly earthquake, Mexico says it can't help Texas recovery Sept. 12, 2017 -- After a devastating earthquake in Mexico killed more than 90 people last week, the Mexican government said Monday it could no longer offer aid to victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas.
Hope they don't expect help from us? We are already hosting millions of their citizens that are needed back home right now.
Quake collapses school in Mexico City... 21 children dead, dozens missing after quake collapses school in Mexico City Sept. 20, 2017 -- Rescue teams frantically sifted through debris of a flattened schoolhouse in Mexico City Wednesday, in a race to find dozens of children who remain unaccounted for, just hours after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit. See also: All children at collapsed Mexican school accounted for Sept. 21, 2017 -- All children who were in a schoolhouse in Mexico City when it collapsed during an earthquake earlier this week have been accounted for, a Mexican navy official said Thursday.
Aftershock of earlier quake... New Earthquake, Third This Month, Hits Mexico September 23, 2017 - A powerful earthquake rocked Mexico on Saturday, triggering new alarms in a country struggling to recover from two recent quakes that killed a total of nearly 400 people.
Who's fault is it?... Blame starts to fly over Mexico earthquake collapses Wed, Sep 27, 2017 - Allegations of negligent construction and poor oversight began to fly on Monday after deadly building collapses during Mexico’s earthquake on Tuesday last week, as hope faded of finding more survivors of a disaster that killed more than 300 people. See also: Collapsed Mexico School Raises Questions About Quake Codes September 26, 2017 — On paper at least, the Mexico City school appeared to be structurally sound and built to withstand a major earthquake. But it collapsed, killing 26 people, most of them children. Authorities are now looking into whether an apartment reportedly built on top of the two-story school was to blame.
