Thread: 7.1 earthquake rocks Mexico City, central Mexico

7.1 earthquake rocks Mexico City, central Mexico

By Steve Almasy, CNN
Updated 3:37 PM ET, Tue September 19, 2017

Story highlights

Strong earthquake comes on anniversary of devastating 1985 earthquake
Government mobilizes for emergency

(CNN)A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck the central Mexican state of Puebla on Tuesday afternoon, the US Geological Survey said.

Preliminary reports put the epicenter 2.8 miles (4.5 kilometers) east-northeast of San Juan Raboso and 34.1 miles (55 km) south-southwest of the city of Puebla, according to the USGS.

It was felt in the center of Mexico City, which is only about 75 miles (121 km) from the epicenter.

The earthquake struck at a depth of about 33 miles (51 km).

The governor of Puebla said on Twitter that there were reports of damaged buildings. Tony Gali urged residents to follow civil protection security protocols.

Adrian Wilson, a photographer from New York City, was eating in the capital when he felt the earthquake.

"I was having lunch when the floor gently rocked as if a big truck went by," Wilson said. "It then amplified in waves and the whole room started shaking. The building is from the 1930s and just survived a big earthquake, so I knew I would be OK."

President Enrique Pena Nieto tweeted, "I have called a meeting for the National Emergency Committee to evaluate the situation and to coordinate any actions. Plan MX has been activated."

The leader said he was "on (a) flight to Oaxaca. I immediately will return to Mexico City to address the situation caused by the earthquake."

The earthquake comes 33 years after a magnitude 8.0 earthquake on September 19, 1985, which killed an estimated 9,500 people in and around Mexico City.

It comes one week after a magnitude-8.1 earthquake struck off the southern coast of the country, killing at least 61 people.

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At least 44 people have been killed by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Mexico on Tuesday, local officials say.

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EARTHQUAKE SLAMS MEXICO

7.1 magnitude quake kills at least 44; reports of people trapped in collapsed buildings

• SEE IT: Powerful 7.1 earthquake shakes Mexico City

Oh wow, that's horrible.

Originally Posted by Judy

Oh wow, that's horrible.

So is Harvey and Irma

No money, no aid, no oatmeal

We are 20 trillion in debt...give them nothing

RAMP UP DEPORTATIONS...THEY CAN PUT THEIR OWN PEOPLE TO WORK CLEANING UP

DEATH TOLL RISES
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7.1 magnitude quake kills at least 55; reports of people trapped in collapsed buildings

The death toll from the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Mexico Tuesday has risen to 94 with at least 30 killed in Mexico City, according to officials there.

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(CNN)[Breaking news update, published at 7:04 p.m. ET]

At least 116 people are dead as the toll continues to climb in a magnitude-7.1 earthquake that struck central Mexico on Tuesday. Most of the fatalities are reported in Puebla, Morelos and Mexico states, and Mexico City.