5.8 not catastrophe. Most people don’t realize the Richter scale is logarithmic: A 5.8 is 10 times less bad than a 6.8, for instance.
“A 5.8 is 10 times less bad than a 6.8, for instance”
Yes, but we are talking Mexico City. If I were to choose a city NOT to be in during even a moderate earthquake, it would be Mexico City.