News Articles
CNN: Ecuador Earthquake: Death toll climbs to 413 Ecuador Earthquake: Ecuador in State of Emergency After Hundreds Killed The Watchers: Massive M7.8 earthquake hit Ecuador
News Articles
News on 6: Earthquake Causes Major Damage In Downtown Cushing The Oklahoman (NewsOK): 5.0 magnitude quake hits Cushing, rumbles central Oklahoma NBC News: State of Emergency Declared in Oklahoma After Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake NBC News: Strong Oklahoma Earthquake Felt From Nebraska to Texas ABC News: Record-Tying Oklahoma Earthquake Felt as Far Away as Arizona 60 […]
A Glimpse into the 7.1 M Puebla Earthquake 2017
The ‘War-Zone’: Jojutla, Mexico
Mexico News Daily: From Terror to Grief for People of Jojutla: From Terror to Grief for People of Jojutla CNN: Small Town of Jojutla Shows Another Face of Mexico’s Deadly Earthquake: Small Town of Jojutla Shows Another Face of Mexico’s Deadly Earthquake CNN: Mexican Town Shakes off Shock after Quake, Begins to Move Forward […]
When a Convent is Almost Crushed: San Juan Bautista Tlayancapan
Figure 1. San Juan Bautista convent in Tlayancapan. Figure 2. San Juan Bautista convent in Tlayancapan.
The Santiago Apostol Church, Atzala: From Baptism to Funeral
Another article is found in the LA Times. Figure 1. Collapse of the Santiago Apostol Church in Atzala. Figure 2. Collapse of the Santiago Apostol Church in Atzala.
Puebla Museum in Danger of Collapse
Figure 1. Museo Casa del Alfenique, Puebla.
Insured Losses Estimated to be Less than US$1.2 Billion
September 25, 2017 – “Following the Puebla Earthquake which hit Central Mexico on September 19, 2017, RMS has made preliminary estimates of losses. Economic shake losses will be between US$4 billion and $8 billion. This is based on current building damage information from the Mexican authorities. RMS has also analyzed data on ground motion, and […]
Social Impacts, September 25, 2017
Figure 1. “The Government of Mexico (GoM) continues to coordinate a response to the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck central Mexico on September 19, resulting in at least 325 deaths, injuring more than 4,800 people, and damaging more than 41,700 buildings in Mexico, Morelos, and Puebla states. The majority of casualties occurred […]
Housing Damage following the September 19, 2017 Puebla, Mexico Earthquake
At 2:14 pm Eastern Time on September 19, 2017 a M7.1 earthquake hit near Puebla, Mexico causing damage to Mexico City, Morelos state, Puebla state, Mexico state, Guerrero, and Oaxaca [LA Times]. The current estimates show that approximately 320 people have died due to the earthquake and thousands of structures have been destroyed or affected […]