墨西哥地震

台湾でマグニチュード6.4の地震が発生したばかりだが*1、今度は太平洋を挟んで正反対の墨西哥で7.2(一説では7.5)の地震が。


Associated Press “Magnitude-7.2 Earthquake Shakes South and Central Mexico” http://time.com/5163983/earthquake-mexico-city/


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A powerful earthquake shook south and central Mexico Friday, causing people to flee buildings and office towers in the country’s capital, and setting off quake alert systems.

Crowds of people gathered on central Reforma Avenue in Mexico City as the ground shook.

The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s preliminary magnitude at 7.2 and said its epicenter was 33 miles (53 kilometers) northeast of Pinotepa in Oaxaca state. It had a depth of 15 miles (24 kilometers).

The epicenter is a rural area of western Oaxaca state near the Pacific coast and the border with Guerrero state.

See also


Kate Linthicum “Magnitude 7.2 earthquake slams south and central Mexico” http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-mexico-quake-20180216-story.html
Emily Shapiro “7.2 magnitude earthquake rocks Mexico” http://abcnews.go.com/International/75-magnitude-earthquake-rocks-mexico/story?id=53154547


まだ具体的な被害状況とかは伝わってきていないようだ。メディア、特に外国メディアが震源地近くにまだ入れない?
墨西哥では、昨年9月にマグニチュード7.1の地震が発生している*2