During the night of this Monday, April 3, an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 with an epicenter in Puerto Escondido, Oaxacarang the seismic alert in the loudspeakers of Mexico City, for which the corresponding protocol was applied.
However, this telluric movement was barely perceptible in some areas of the capital, raising doubts about the reasons for sounding the alert, when it had previously been explained that it would only be in earthquakes greater than 6 degrees.
Given this, the Mexican Seismic Alert System (SASMEX) pointed out that during the first seconds of the earthquake, important effects could be observed, which predicted a possible strong effect for the cities.
For this reason, the inhabitants were alerted, since said movement had been evaluated and
confirmed with sensors close to its epicenter, in order to warn the population of nearby areas.
SASMEX pointed out that its possible effects and the approximate time were considered a threat, as well as the proximity to the cities in which the Seismic Alert was announced due to the slight tremor.
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