Mexico City Quake Described As End Of World Scene
Various Americans arriving in Dallas Fort Worth and elsewhere recalled Mexico City shaking violently after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake centered 250 miles west. Buildings crumbled, pools cracked, dust filled streets, and hotel lobbies collapsed as travelers recounted waves of movement and security crews searched for survivors.
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Tulsa
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Mexico Quake Leaves Elyria Residents in Limbo
Elyrians await word on a violent Thursday Mexico earthquake. Art Garcia and others report phone lines down and limited contact with relatives in Mexico City and surrounding states. Ham radio efforts yield little. firms with Mexico ties say information is unavailable.
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Mexico City quake tied to jelly like lake bed
Experts explain that Mexico City sits on soft ancient lakebed soil that behaves like jelly when shaken, amplifying seismic waves from a Pacific coast quake centered about 200 miles away. Seismologists cite the Cocos plate subduction and note past large quakes along Mexico’s coast, with preliminary magnitude around 7.8.
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Mexico City Quake Toll Surges As City Struggles To Recover
The State Department said President Reagan offered full U S aid to Mexico as the capital of 17 million faced a devastating quake. Ten thousand soldiers deployed to prevent looting and guard unstable buildings while hospitals stayed on alert. Power blackouts persisted, rescue workers toiled amid collapsed structures and hundreds of citizens joined improvised relief efforts.
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Quakes Strike Japanese Island Off Tokyo
Seven minor earthquakes hit Mhichi Island about 625 miles south of Tokyo, with no casualties or damage reported. Seismologist Hiromu Yoshida said the tremors were likely unrelated to a larger Pacific coast quake and noted a 2 on the Japanese scale with epicenters offshore near Chichijima.
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