Glass 7.7 Earthquake coincides with the anniversary of Mexico: Everyone thinks in the exercise

Cover reporter Wu Deyu Yan Wenwen

On September 19, local time of the Mexican Earthquake Administration, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred in the afternoon of Mi, the western part of the country (the China Earthquake Network was displayed as a magnitude 7.5). Mexican President Lopez said in social media that the earthquake had killed one person.

On September 20, the cover reporter interviewed several Chinese in Mexico. The other party said that the day of the earthquake was the Mexican earthquake anniversary. Many places were performing earthquake exercises. Therefore, when the earthquake occurred, many people thought it was an exercise. As the shaking continues, the real earthquake strikes. Historically, two major earthquakes in Mexico occurred on September 19th. On September 19th, it was a nightmare.

Local Chinese: I thought that in the exercise, I found that it was a real earthquake.

The earthquake is in the two earthquake anniversary in Mexico history. On September 19, 1985, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake occurred in Mexico, and one -third of the buildings in the capital area were destroyed, causing about 10,000 people to die. On September 19, 2017, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred in central Mexico, causing more than 300 people to die.

Ms. Song, Chinese who worked in Mexico City in Mexico, told the cover journalist that when it was about 12:30 on September 19, it was a local earthquake exercise every year. At the end of the exercise, she and her friends talked about things in the cafe at about 1:30. "Soon after arriving at the cafe, I suddenly heard the earthquake alarm again. I saw that the people around me were not particularly panic. Everyone thought it was another earthquake exercise. But suddenly I felt that the ground began to shake. Run out. "

There is a large park opposite the cafe. Ms. Song and her friends ran to the park. She saw that there were already buildings around her.

According to the information released by the Mexican National Earthquake Administration, the earthquake occurred at 13:5:00 on the 19th local time (2:55 on the 20th Beijing time). The epicenter is 63 kilometers south of Midan Kenju, Midan, and the depth of the earthquake is 15 kilometers. Ms. Song said: "Because the epicenter is far from Mexico, although everyone is worried about the aftershocks, but after that for a while, everyone has entered a normal life. Compared with the earthquake a few years ago, the magnitude of this earthquake is quite high, but the epicenter was It is still far from Mexico City. "However, this time Mexico City can still feel a strong aftershock. Ms. Song feels so powerful during the process of going down:" Our company has employees dazzled and shakes too much. , Fainted after falling. "

There is a building collapsed in the earthquake.

The first impression of Mr. Li, who is also in the city of Mexico, is "dizzy". Although it is more than 100 kilometers away from the epicenter, Mexico City's sense of earthquake is very obvious.

Mr. Li told the cover news reporter: "At that time, the earthquake exercise was only completed, and the alarm sounded less than 5 minutes after the end. I thought it was the second exercise. I didn't expect it to be a real earthquake. This exercise is so realistic! "

A friend posted a video to Mr. Li. From the video, it can be seen that a building of about 10 floors kept shaking in the earthquake. Some dust fell from it. Someone in the crowd screamed. However, in general, people are relatively calm: "Mexico, especially seaside cities, often have earthquakes. In order to commemorate the large earthquake in Mexico City in 1985, there will be an earthquake evacuation exercise on September 19 each year. Only after the exercise was over, it really encountered an earthquake. Therefore, everyone ran down according to the exercise and then evacuated. Mexicans were familiar with the earthquake exercise and were calm. "

In many cities near the earthquake, there is a loss of casualties. It can be seen from the video from Mr. Li to the cover news reporter that in the coastal cities such as Mansney, there are collapse of the buildings such as shopping malls and hospitals, and even the city has occurred in the city.

According to the official report of Mexico, the walls of a mall in Mansien have caused death and serious damage to the house. A local resident said: "The earthquake began to start slowly, and then suddenly became stronger, and it lasted for a long time. My family immediately ran from the house to the street. After falling, the roof was severely damaged. "

Including the Mexican Meteorological Department, the Tsunami Warning Center of the Chinese Ministry of Natural Resources, and the US tsunami warning department have all issued tsunami warnings for the epicenter. Analysis of the latest monitoring results of the Tsunami Warning Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources of China, the maximum tsunami waves have reached one meter.

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