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The earthquakes in Mexico are a constant due to the zone of tectonic plates that lie beneath our country, one that results in a constant seismic activity throughout the year, which varies according to the magnitude and location of the telluric movements. And although most of the earthquakes reported throughout the day are of moderate magnitude, there are times when they are usually of greater intensity, generating an imminent risk. We give you the details about the seismic activity Today Friday May 26 of 2023.
September is key in terms of seismic activity refers, since during this month the most devastating earthquakes in the history of Mexicobeing that of September 19, 1985 the one with the greatest damage, one that shook the inhabitants of the capital from a very early hour and that left hundreds of deaths, in addition to severe damage to dozens of buildings.
Its epicenter was on the coast of Michoacán, with a magnitude of 8.1, at a depth of 15 km, a telluric movement that was felt in the center, south and west of the country. And just a few hours after said earthquake, on September 20 of that same year another magnitude 7.6 was raised.
Without a doubt, both earthquakes, added to the one on September 19, 2017, left their mark among the millions of Mexicans who are closely following the rescue efforts and who, in one way or another, seek to help.
Seismic activity in Mexico today Friday May 26, 2023
The National Seismological is in charge of registering each telluric movement that manifests itself in the country, so below we mention how the seismic activity in Mexico today Friday May 26.
- Until the first seven hours of this Friday, May 25, 1,294 aftershocks of the 5.5 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Oaxaca on April 3, 2023 were registered, with the largest magnitude being 4.1.
- 3.5 magnitude earthquake, located 25 km. northwest of Vicente Guerrero, in Baja California, at 2:14 am.
- 3.7 magnitude earthquake, located 27 km. northwest of Vicente Guerrero, in Baja California, at 2:27 am.
- 3.2 magnitude earthquake, located 28 km. south of Chiautla de Tapia, in Puebla, at 2:34 am.
- 3.9 magnitude earthquake, located 68 km. northeast of Las Guaymas, Michoacán, at 4:26 am.
- 3.5 magnitude earthquake, located 28 km. west of Vicente Guerrero, Baja California, at 2:29 a.m.
According to the National Seismological Service, the earthquakes reported during the early hours of today, Friday, May 25, are yellow, that is, of moderate magnitude, since they were all below 4.0.
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