2017 Chiapas earthquake
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2017-chiapas-earthquake-185-15125959
title:
2017 Chiapas earthquake
text:
The 2017 Chiapas earthquake struck at 23:49 CDT on 7 September in the Gulf of Tehuantepec off the southern coast of Mexico near the state of Chiapas, approximately 87 kilometres (54 mi) southwest of Pijijiapan, with a Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The moment magnitude was estimated to be 8.2. The earthquake caused all of Mexico City to tremble, prompting people to evacuate after the early warning system was triggered. It also generated a tsunami with waves 1.75 metres above tide level; and
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8.2 Mw earthquake and tsunami off of Mexico and Guatemala
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Chiapas_earthquake
date created:
2017-09-08T05:08:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T22:43:41Z
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