Earthquake Hits Mexico City : Magnitude 5.9

It has begun. Minor quake sends people running into the streets in Mexico City.

Mexico City Earthquake 5.9

An aftershock quake with a 5.1 magnitude followed the main quake.

Quake alarms sounded? Where are the USA quake alarms?

The Emergency Broadcast System? I guess that will have to do.

March 11, 2013 an earthquake shook Southern California. 4.7 Magnitude

More Earthquakes - California

EQ was not of M 5.9, was around M 5.4 - 5.5 also did not hit Mexico City, 367 km S of Mexico City ..

"Mexico City's soft soil and geology make it especially sensitive to distant earthquakes."

2013-03-26 13:04:49.01hr 07min ago 16.22 N 98.22 W 105.3 OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO

Magnitude Mw 5.3
Region OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO
Date time 2013-03-26 13:04:49.0 UTC
Location 16.22 N ; 98.22 W
Depth 10 km
Distances 367 km S of Mexico City, Mexico / pop: 12,294,193 / local time: 07:04:49.0 2013-03-26
184 km SW of Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico / pop: 262,566 / local time: 07:04:49.0 2013-03-26
24 km SW of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, Mexico / pop: 25,669 / local time: 07:04:49.0 2013-03-26

www.emsc-csem.org...


Magnitude 5.5
Date-Time

Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 13:04:48 UTC
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 07:04:48 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 16.254°N, 98.162°W
Depth 7.6 km (4.7 miles)
Region OAXACA, MEXICO

earthquake.usgs.gov...

GFZ M 5.3 ..

geofon.gfz-potsdam.de...

Around here, a 5.6 earthquake would be devastating. We have a lot of snow on the roofs around here. Then again, maybe the snow would jump off the roofs from the vibration or dampen it. Anyone live in Alaska that can let me know about this?

Doesnt look too bad

reply to post by MariaLida


Epicenter of the quake was far away, however the earthquake was strong enough to

send people running into the streets of Mexico City.

The aftershock was also felt in Mexico City.

We will have to wait for more reports from cities closer to the epicenter.

Originally posted by rickymouse
Around here, a 5.6 earthquake would be devastating. We have a lot of snow on the roofs around here. Then again, maybe the snow would jump off the roofs from the vibration or dampen it. Anyone live in Alaska that can let me know about this?

It appears some quakes don't make it to the headlines.

Canada quake ???

Earthquakes on Earth - Good Link

reply to post by rickymouse


I live in AK, right near MT. Redoubt, a volcano which has been rumbling a bit lately, ill be keeping an eye on it. If anything big happens I'm going directly to my phone and reporting it here on ATS.

Anyway, IMO, (im really not sure) the only way snow buildup on the roof would increase damage during a strong EQ would be if it was such an amount that should have already been removed in the first place, and the structure of your house is abnormally weak.....

reply to post by GoShredAK


Yes, that an active volcano alright.

Wikipedia calls it an Active Stratovolcano.

Mount Redoubt - Erupted April 21,1990

Webcam currently shows Mt. Redoubt is all quiet.

WebCam on Mt. Redoubt

3 Earthquakes in Alaska March 26, 2013 ?

Posted earlier here
www.abovetopsecret.com...

Please add further comments to the ongoing discussion in the above linked thread.
Thanks

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