A new tremor, this time of magnitude 6.9, activates the seismic alert in Mexico

Euskaraz irakurri: 6.9ko lurrikara batek alert seismikoa aktibatu du Mexikon, aste honetan bigarrenez

A magnitude 6.9 tremor has activated this Thursday the seismic alert in the central mexico as a possible aftershock after the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that shook the country on September 19.

The earthquake occurred at 01:16 hours local time, (08:16 in Euskal Herria) with epicenter 81 kilometers south of CoalcománMichoacán, where last Monday’s was also raised, according to the National Seismological Service (SSN), which had first registered a magnitude of 6.5 and then adjusted to 6.9.

In Mexico City, the seismic alert has been activated, so hundreds of thousands of citizens have taken to the streets to protect themselves from the tremor.

The phenomenon occurs after the earthquake that shook Mexico on Monday, less than an hour after the national drill that takes place every September 19 to commemorate the earthquakes of 1985 and 2017, which occurred on this same date and are considered the most destructive in history. recent.

Since the last earthquake on Monday, which left two dead and 10 injured in western Mexico, there have been more than 1,000 aftershocks, and it is estimated that this Thursday’s was the largest.

The Government of Mexico City has activated surveillance protocols, but has ruled out damage so far.

More official information is expected at the morning press conference of the president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, at 7:00 local time (12:00 GMT).

The earthquakes in September have caused a stir in Mexico, where the tremor of September 19, 1985 left an estimated 20,000 dead and that of 2017 close to 370.