An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 activated this Thursday the seismic alert in central Mexico as a possible aftershock after the earthquake of magnitude 7.7 that shook the country on September 19.
The earthquake occurred at 1:16 a.m. (6:16 GMT) with an epicenter 81 kilometers south of Coalcomán, Michoacán, where the one on Monday also occurred, according to the National Seismological Service (SSN), which had first recorded a magnitude of 6.5 and then adjusted to 6.9.
In Mexico City, the seismic alert was activated, so hundreds of thousands of citizens took to the streets to protect themselves from the tremor.
The phenomenon occurs after the earthquake that shook Mexico on Monday, less than an hour after the national drill that takes place every September 19 to commemorate the earthquakes of 1985 and 2017, which occurred on the same date and are considered the most destructive in history. recent.
Since the last earthquake on Monday, which left two dead and 10 injured in western Mexico, There have been more than 1,000 aftershocks, and it is estimated that this Thursday’s was the largest.
(Keep reading: Mexico: what is the San Andreas fault and why does it concern seismologists so much?).
The Government of Mexico City activated surveillance protocolsbut ruled out damage so far.
“Omar García Harfuch (Secretary of Security of the capital) informs me that the condors (drones) that fly over the City have no record of damage in the City, so far. I continue to report,” said the head of the Government of Mexico City Claudia Sheinbaum on Twitter.
informs me @OHarfuch that the condors that fly over the City, have no record of damage in the City, so far. I keep reporting.
— Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum (@Claudiashein) September 22, 2022
(Also read: Video: the terror of animals during the earthquake in Mexico).
More official information is expected at the morning press conference of the president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, at 7:00 local time (12:00 GMT).
The earthquakes in September have caused a commotion in Mexicowhere the tremor of September 19, 1985 left an estimated 20,000 dead and that of 2017 about 370.
We had a 6.9 magnitude aftershock with an epicenter in Coalcomán. It was felt in Michoacán, Colima, Jalisco, Guerrero and Mexico City. So far no damage report. pic.twitter.com/u6qMfzd2eE
– Andrés Manuel (@lopezobrador_) September 22, 2022
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