Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Learning From Earthquakes

Preliminary Report on Damage Caused in Mexico City by the September 19, Puebla-Morelos, Mw 7.1 Earthquake, Documented from October 14 to 17, 2017

January 20, 2018

Dr. Tonatiuh Rodriguez-Nikl, Professor at Cal State LA reports on a reconnaissance trip conducted from October 14 to October 17, 2017.

The report is hosted in PDF form on Zenodo at the following link: https://zenodo.org/record/1039321 (the corresponding photograph set is hosted on Zenodo at the following link: https://zenodo.org/record/1036840).

This report documents reconnaissance activities in Mexico City from the afternoon of October 14 through the evening of October 17, documenting observations about (1) structural performance and (2) issues pertaining to preparation, response, and recovery. This report provides a preliminary report of those observations with brief interpretation and analysis.