A 4.1 magnitude earthquake was registered in the community Acapulco is located in warrioras reported by the National Seismological Service (SSN).
According to preliminary official information, the earthquake occurred at 10:06 p.m. on December 6, 23 km southwest of the community and had a depth of 12.1 km.
The exact location where the earthquake occurred is at the coordinates 16.671 degrees latitude and -99.961 degrees longitude.
So far, authorities have not reported any damage from recorded earthquakes. However, it is important to stay informed of any updates or actions in this regard through official channels.
The information disclosed by the SSN is preliminary, so the data on the reported earthquake may later be updated by the authorities and changed from the data already published.
It is also important to note that earthquakes are unpredictable. There is no current method or technology that allows us to know when an earthquake will occur, the SSN emphasizes.
Our country is in a tectonic context in which there are dozens of earthquakes every day, but in the vast majority of cases they are of small magnitude and therefore imperceptible.
When it comes to natural events that cannot be predicted and surprise the population, such as earthquakes, it is always best prevention, Be prepared.
One of the different ways to be alerted is to have one Emergency backpackalso known as Backpack of lifethat you prepare at home with the essentials and will last you for the next 72 hours.
You can adapt your backpack to any type of emergency and to meet the needs of girls, boys, older adults, people with disabilities and pets. Here we tell you some of them necessary items that you should save.
Non-perishable food and bottled water
Lighter or matches
Directory of family members, schools, emergency services and civil protection
Personal hygiene items
Two or three changes of clothes
warm clothing
First aid kit
Medication
Portable radio and lamp with spare batteries
ID card and important documents stored on a USB stick
Colored pencils for when you need to write so the ink doesn’t erase or run
Tools for simple repairs and cash
Women’s items
pipe
Tool set
Copy of your house key
Photos of family members and pets.
It’s a good idea to store your backpack in an easily accessible location and keep another one handy in the car or at work.
Mexico is constantly at risk of suffering a major earthquake, as happened in 1985 and 2017, movements that have caused several disasters to the country. And although they are the most famous, they were not the largest in the region.
He The strongest earthquake in Mexican history occurred on March 28, 1787, with its epicenter in Oaxaca and had one Magnitude of 8.6. Which not only caused the earth to shake, but… caused a tsunami 6 kilometers inland.
According to a Seismic Instrumentation and Registration Center (Cires) Study conducted in 2009, about the earthquake of March 28, 1787 indicates that large earthquakes of magnitude 8.6 or greater could occur in the coming years Its epicenter is the coasts of Mexico and Central America because that’s where they are in the Guerrero Gap which accumulates a large amount of energy.
Such tremors are reminiscent of the worst Mexicans Memories of 1985 and 2017, when all of Mexico City came to a standstill given the shocking consequences each one left behind.
The one on September 19, 1985 occurred at 7:19 a.m. local time with a magnitude of 8.2 and with epicenter in the state of Guerrero. Since this earthquake, many thought that something like this would not happen again. But 32 years later it happened again.
The 2017 recording was taken at 1:14 p.m. Places with an epicenter on the borders of the states of Puebla and Morelos, leaving a tally of 369 deaths in the center of the country.