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8. Buildings have collapsed in Mexico City

Tue Sep 19, 2017, 02:30 PM

Sep 2017

People are digging by hand trying to rescue those trapped.

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Holy Shit 7.1 quake in Central Mexico - 70 plus miles from Mexico City [View all] malaise Sep 2017 OP

Anniversary of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake too. nt B2G Sep 2017 #1

that one (1985) was an 8.1-- devastating hlthe2b Sep 2017 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author AllaN01Bear Sep 2017 #2

I believe there has just been one. B2G Sep 2017 #4

That trumps Los Angles' 3.6 earthquake today Brother Buzz Sep 2017 #5

We had one on Sunday night 4.2 malaise Sep 2017 #9

Not that one malaise Sep 2017 #20

They just showed an entire building collapsing into dust malaise Sep 2017 #10

They should show this to the people who live in OK where their earthquakes BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #12

Don't forget the 1800's New Madrid quake... Rollo Sep 2017 #14

Oh, I am well aware of that one too and showed photos to my students BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #16

I was a kid when they predicted a big one on the New Madrid. moriah Sep 2017 #26

Buildings have collapsed in Mexico City SaintLouisBlues Sep 2017 #8

Horrific malaise Sep 2017 #22

7.1 is a dangerous quake Rollo Sep 2017 #13

I was 30 miles from the epicenter for that one. B2G Sep 2017 #18

I was about 70 miles away from Loma Prieta Rollo Sep 2017 #24

Maybe those crazy Christians and their eclipse nonsense B2G Sep 2017 #15

Mexico City actually has an earthquake alert system that worked, Hortensis Sep 2017 #17

I think everybody and everything thing is going to POT!!!! onecent Sep 2017 #19

Does the whole world have to fold in on itself? leftofcool Sep 2017 #25

God Please give a break mshasta Sep 2017 #27