A volunteer in Mexico City asks for silence as a flattened building is searched for survivors on September 20. Puebla Gov. We got to experience another terrible #earthquake, this time during a location scout. Recovery efforts take place at the collapse of a residential building in Mexico City on September 19. Hours after the quake, rescue workers were still clawing through the wreckage of a primary school that partly collapsed in the city's south looking for any children who might be trapped. So where the 8.2 was offshore -- and at a depth of 40 miles down -- this is only 80 miles from Mexico City, about 30 miles down, and with a lot of people nearby. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. September 22 Rescuers in Mexico City work to save a child. A woman's crushed body hangs from a collapsed building in Mexico City on September 19. Munoz grabbed her dogs and raced to the street, where people were told not to return to their apartments until buildings were checked for structural damage and gas leaks. The September 19, 1985, earthquake registered at magnitude-8.0 and killed an estimated 9,500 people in and around Mexico City. Former President Barack Obama took to Twitter to express his condolences -- writing in Spanish: "Take care of yourself and a big hug for everyone". Moment kids discovered inside collapsed school, At school, digging brings hope, frustration, 5 things you should know about earthquakes, See 15 years of earthquakes in 45 seconds, Search for survivors after tsunami continues, Deadly tsunami hits Indonesian island of Sulawesi, Hundreds of hikers rescued after earthquake, Relatives of missing people wait for news in front of a collapsed building in Mexico City on Friday, September 22. Men carry beams of wood to offer help in Mexico City's Roma neighborhood on September 20. Ramos said he got into a car with his driver and went to check on his 99-year-old grandfather, Pedro Cabrero, who lives in a high rise. The 2017 Puebla earthquake in astrogeography. "Decorations around the apartment fell and broke. The count did not include one death that officials in the southern state of Oaxaca reported earlier as quake-related. "It has to be done very carefully," he said. Windows buckled and shattered, falling several stories to the ground while thousands of people streamed into the streets running away from buildings and potential gas leaks. Initial calculations show that more than 30 million people would have felt moderate shaking from Tuesday's quake. Thousands of Mexico City residents fled office buildings and hugged to calm each other along the central Reforma Avenue as alarms blared, and traffic stopped around the Angel of Independence monument. We are with you and will be there for you. Gala Dluzhynska was taking a class with 11 other women on the second floor of a building on trendy Alvaro Obregon street when the quake struck and window and ceiling panels fell as the building began to tear apart. A magnitude 8.1 quake. It toppled hundreds of buildings, triggering tsunami evacuations and sending panicked people fleeing into the streets in the middle of the night. The quake follows a magnitude 8.1 earthquake that struck off the southern coast of Mexico on September 7, See also category: 2017 memorial ceremony for the victims of the 1985 Mexico earthquake – (Took place on the same day 6 hours before the earthquake). After the earthquake, the two drove around the capital trying to find a place to eat. That quake left a huge scar on the city, resulting in changes in building codes and greater protections against earthquakes, such as the drills that took place hours earlier. Earlier in the day, workplaces across the city held readiness drills on the anniversary of the 1985 quake, a magnitude 8.0 shake, which killed thousands of people and devastated large parts of Mexico City. Mexico City's international airport suspended operations and was checking facilities for any damage. The research is part on an on-going effort to better understand Mexico's earthquake risks. The death toll was later revised. This earthquake comes on the heels of another magnitude 8.1 quake Sept. 7 that left more than 90 people dead and was the strongest earthquake to hit Mexico in a century. The magnitude 7.1 Puebla, Mexico earthquake of September 19th, 2017, centred 55 km south of the city of Puebla, led to significant and extensive damage in central Mexico, especially in Mexico City. They reached the bottom only to find it barred. The quake left the busiest city in Mexico in chaos. A car is crushed by debris in Mexico City on September 19. No new date has been chosen yet. The 19 September 2017 Puebla–Morelos earthquake provides a unique opportunity to study the performance of buildings rehabilitated after 1985 and to collect valuable data on new rehabilitation efforts. "We saw this and came to help," he said. The 2017 Puebla earthquake occurred on the anniversary. An injured person is carried away after being rescued in Mexico City on Tuesday, September 19. This map shows where a deadly 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico on Tue., Sept. 19, 2017. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 7.1 and was centered near the Puebla state town of Raboso, about 76 miles southeast of Mexico City. We got to experience another terrible #earthquake, this time during a location scout," he wrote on Instagram. And "time is against us.". "On the elevated roadway, I could see smoke and hear explosions," he said. , A post shared by Ricardo Ramos V (@rramos1032) on Sep 19, 2017 at 11:23am PDT, A post shared by Marissa Neyra ✌ (@maryssa43) on Sep 19, 2017 at 3:20pm PDT. At least 30 children were still missing Tuesday night, he said. A man is rescued under rubble in Mexico City's Condesa area on September 19. In the wake of the devastating Puebla–Morelos​ earthquake on September 19th, 2017, a team of SOM engineers contributed to post-disaster recovery efforts in Mexico City. A powerful 7.1 earthquake rocked central Mexico on Tuesday, ... Mexico’s seismological agency said the epicenter was east of the capital in the state of Puebla. A woman in Mexico City cries as she tries to reach people on her cell phone after the quake. Scientists still do not know exactly how an underground push with a magnitude of 8.2 tore the mantle and crust, striking near the city of Puebla in September 2017. "There were no stairs anymore. A magnitude 7.1 quake. "Here in downtown Los Angeles, we have a factor of five amplification because of soils. Meanwhile, nominations for the Latin Grammy Awards have been postponed because of the earthquake and the aftermath of hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Electricity and cellphone service was interrupted in many areas and traffic was snarled as signal lights went dark. "We evacuated and when we got outside the roads were moving up and down and trees were falling," he told CNN. He said search efforts were slow because of the fragility of rubble. Many people remained in the streets for hours, fearful of returning to the structures. A survivor is pulled out of rubble in Mexico City on September 20. Ricardo Ramos, a TV producer from Los Angeles, was scouting a location in a Mexico City cafe when the quake hit. CNN's Elwyn Lopez, Hande Atay Alam, Catherine E. Shoichet, David Williams, Larry Register, Fidel Gutierrez, Abel Alvarado, Gustavo Ramirez and Phil Gast contributed to this report. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 7.1 and was centered near the Puebla state town of Raboso, about 76 miles southeast of … He noted that according to the National Observatory of the Conference of the Episcopate A police officer runs toward the site where a building collapsed in Mexico City on September 19. The quake damaged the Jojutla Municipal Palace. "A fish tank fell to the floor," the Mexico City resident said. On Tuesday 19 September 2017 there was an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 near Puebla, Mexico – approximately 140km south-east of Mexico City. By Nicole Chavez, Steve Almasy, Ray Sanchez and Darran Simon, CNN, Updated 1503 GMT (2303 HKT) September 20, 2017. (Sept. 20, 2017) A woman receives medical assistance after she was injured in Mexico City on September 19. People remove debris off a building that collapsed after an earthquake rattled Mexico City. At times, rescuers asked for total silence as they tried to hear voices coming from under the debris. 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Rescue workers search for survivors Thursday, September 21, at a collapsed apartment building in Mexico City. People gather on a Mexico City street after office buildings were evacuated because of the quake. Dorothy Munoz told CNN that she was watching a TV special on the 1985 earthquake when the earth shook for real. A woman in Mexico City reacts after the quake. "It's almost a roller coaster ride, where you think, wow, this is kind of cool. He looked outside and saw helicopters, and burning and collapsed buildings. It came less than two weeks after another powerful quake left 90 dead in the country's south. "Thank you, God, for keeping us safe once again. The earthquake was officially named the 2017 Puebla earthquake because the epicenter was located beneath the city of Puebla, and the shallow depth resulted in it being highly destructive. 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