People gather outside after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake was felt in Mexico City
Highlights
- People came out of their homes after feeling the tremors of the earthquake.
- The epicenter of the earthquake is 37 km from Aquila
Earthquake Mexico : There is a fear of heavy destruction due to a strong earthquake in Mexico. Strong tremors were felt in western Mexico City. According to the information, the magnitude of the earthquake has been estimated at 7.6 on the Richter scale. People came out of their homes after feeling the tremors of the earthquake.
The epicenter of the earthquake is 37 km from Aquila
According to media reports, many buildings were shaken by the strong tremors of the 7.6 magnitude earthquake. The earthquake occurred at 1.05 pm local time. According to this, the epicenter of the earthquake was 37 km southeast of Aquila near the border of Colima and Michoacán states at a depth of 15.1 km. The magnitude of the earthquake was initially reported as 7.5. Significantly, earthquake tremors were felt in Mexico in 1985 and 2017 on the same day (September 19).
Strong earthquake in Taiwan
Earlier on Sunday, a strong earthquake was felt in Taiwan, due to which a three-storey building collapsed and many people were buried in the rubble. A passenger train was also derailed at a station due to the earthquake. Sunday’s quake, which measured 6.8, was the strongest of dozens of aftershocks being felt in the island country’s southeast since Saturday. An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude was felt in the same area on Saturday evening.
Near the epicenter of the earthquake, Chishang city
Most of the damage occurred in the northern region of the earthquake’s epicenter. The epicenter of the quake was just seven kilometers below the surface near the city of Chishang. Taiwan’s Central News Agency said the quake collapsed a three-story building near the city of Yuli, with seven to 11 shops on the lower floors and people living on the upper floors. It was reported in the news that the bridge on the road connecting the rural areas of Yuli collapsed>