Posted on 04/18/2014 7:55:25 AM PDT by illiac
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A seemingly strong earthquake is shaking Mexico's capital.
There is no immediate word of damage or casualties and seismologists have not yet issued a calculation of its power or epicenter.
Mexico City is vulnerable even to distant earthquakes because much of it sits atop the muddy sediments of drained lake beds that quiver as quake waves hit.
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I know. Just laughing ahead of the mother earth crowd who will actually blame it on fracking.
I know.
There will have to be a man caused reason assigned.
Actually I think that rumors are swirling that started in the WH that this latest Earthquake is Bush´s fault.
USA Today is reporting 7.5
That is bad.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/04/18/earthquake-mexico/7865967/
been observing those big ones creeping up the coast on that ring of fire.
actually watched this one live on the ABC cam. They show up on that local Los Angeles cam with what I call a “ Etch a Sketch” pattern. I went to the USGS site and sure nuf... there it was a 7.5 in Mexico.
About the same time of the year that the big one hit in North Mexico on Easter Sunday several years back.
A scary thing that happened in New Zealand is that if the soil has a high water content it can liquify in a strong quake.
What’s with these liberals, trying to tie everything to global warming?
Even an event such as a quake, which has nothing to do with the weather, is somehow blamed on global warming???
There is a geologic theory that says very large quakes cause slow cascade ruptures.
“Earthquake Alert” app has me monitoring movement 24/7.
CA/OR/WA is the only area on the Ring of Fire which has been fairly quiet since 2004 Indonesia.
The 'Ring of Fire' seems to be a wee bit restless lately. Y'all look out now, y'hear.
It is bad, especially in that location and at this time. Lots of people down there celebrating Easter weekend. Loss of life and property is pretty much a given at that scale.
Probably, but I’m sure they grandfathered in the multi-family buildings of “tar-paper” and “corrugated aluminum”.
wow neat map and site. Thanks.
Bookmarked that one.
I know...sigh. Live in North East Los Angeles and do my share of monitoring too.
I talked to someone in Mexico this morning (a hundred miles away). Said everyone was outside doing the stations of the cross, but they could feel the quake was very strong.
I know as well. I keep saying...Cascadia Subduction Zone. It let go 400 years ago. It’s due. And when it did let go, it was BAD.
I lost at least one tomato plant and my green beans are damaged because of low tempatures. Damn global warming!
Yes - liquefaction can happen almost anywhere strong quakes and moist soils combine. Sedimentary soils are bad, as are sandy-type soils. Just one example:
http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/images/liquefaction/liqn_phils.pdf
Note that many Philippine cities are in such areas.
Anyone who’s walked along a sandy or muddy creek or river bed for very far has probably found areas that even without shaking, seem solid enough until you try to traverse them.
Much of the mid-Mississippi valley in the U.S. is at high risk as well.
Mexico City is above an ancient volcano.
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