Magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes off Mexico’s Pacific coast; 1 killed
September 20, 2022, 6:50 am

Magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes off Mexico’s Pacific coast; 1 killed

A Seismograph machine monitors an earthquake vector. (File photo)

The U.S. Geological Survey said on Monday (Sep 19), a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the coast of La Placita de Morelos in western Mexico, killing at least one person and setting off a seismic alarm in the rattled capital on the anniversary of two earlier devastating quakes.

USGS said, the quake struck 46 km (29 miles) south-southeast of La Placita de Morelos in the state of Michoacan and was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).

The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said there was risk of a tsunami Near the coast Of Michoacan.

There were at least some early reports of damage to buildings from the quake, which hit at 1:05 p.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geologic Survey, which had initially put the magnitude at 7.5.

It said the quake was centered 37 kilometers (23 miles) southeast of Aquila near the boundary of Colima and Michoacan states and at a depth of 15.1 kilometers (9.4 miles).

USGS said, the quake struck 46 km (29 miles) south-southeast of La Placita de Morelos in the state of Michoacan and was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles) - Photo. Pixabay

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said via Twitter that the secretary of the navy told him one person was killed in the port city of Manzanillo, Colima when a wall at a mall collapsed.

In Coalcoman, Michoacan, near the quake’s epicenter, buildings were damaged, but there were not immediate reports of injuries.

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Mexico’s National Civil Defense agency said that based on historic data of tsunamis in Mexico, variations of as much as 32 inches (82 cm) were possible in coastal water levels near the epicenter.

The U.S. Tsunami Warning Center said that hazardous tsunami waves were possible for coasts within 186 miles (300 kilometers) of the epicenter.

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