According to the official measurement of the China Earthquake Observatory Network, at 9:29 local time on June 23, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake occurred in Mexico, with a depth of 10 kilometers, and the epicenter was located at 16.14 degrees north latitude and 95.75 degrees west longitude. The largest city near the epicenter is Oaxaca (Oaxaca City), about 146 kilometers from the epicenter and with a population of about 250,000.
(Partly source: Xinhua News Agency)
At the time of the earthquake, most parts of Mexico, such as Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guerrero, Puebla, veracruz and other parts of Mexico, had strong earthquakes, and according to the official website of the United States Geological Survey, the epicenter of the earthquake was 7 degrees.
According to CCTV, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred in central Mexico. The earthquake early warning system was activated, and the Mexican Ministry of Civil Defense activated the response mechanism. There are clear earthquakes in Mexico City, and no casualties or property damage have been reported at this time.
According to a notification from the Mexican Ministry of Civil Defense, a total of 32 buildings in Mexico City, the mexican capital, were slightly damaged, while 1 person died in the state of Oaxaca, the epicenter of the earthquake.
Speaking to the public at the National Palace, Mexican President López Lopez said that the overall situation is stable after the current earthquake, and there are no reports of major property and building damage in the epicenter area.
According to the photos taken by local netizens in Mexico, the 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Oaxaca, Mexico, did not cause serious house collapse, and at present, only some houses have cracked, and there has been no serious collapse of the house as a whole.
(Local netizen photography)
Post-earthquake tsunami warning
In addition, after the earthquake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning to Mexico on this earthquake, and it is expected that the earthquake may pose a local tsunami threat to the sea around the epicenter, and it is expected that there may be a tsunami with a height of 1 meter to 3 meters along the coast of Oaxaca and Chiapas coastal states in Mexico, and it is expected that there may be a tsunami of 0.3 meters to 1 meter high along the coast of other Mexican states. (See the official account for details: Forecast Center)
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued tsunami warnings to Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.