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 […]
Ground Motions
Information from the USGS, National Seismological Service of Mexico and Institute of Engineering, UNAM on the ground motion of the September 19, 2017 Puebla Earthquake.
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 […]
Housing Situation, September 25, 2017
“The Government of Mexico (GoM) and relief actors had inspected approximately 7,650 properties for earthquake-related damage as of September 25. Of the assessed properties, approximately 87 percent—more than 6,650—had sustained minor damage due to the earthquake. The remaining 1,000 properties required repairs or were unsafe for use without reinforcement or demolition. Overall, the September 19 […]