Mexico earthquake

In the Land of the Sun

December 15, 2019 8:16 am

In Octavio Paz’s Mexico City, the past, even if it is in ruins, has not disappeared, but flowed into the present.

Mexico remembers 2017 quakes, issues stamp for rescue dogs

September 20, 2018 8:43 am

Mexicans stood silently in the street with their fists raised aloft just after 1:14 p.m. (1814 GMT), the precise moment the second, deadlier quake struck the capital city and surrounding states on September 19 last year.

7.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Mexico, minor damage reported

February 17, 2018 11:14 am

Interior Minister Alfonso Navarrete said Friday's quake caused some superficial damage to buildings in Oaxaca, but no deaths had been reported

Mexico City begins demolishing earthquake-damaged buildings

October 10, 2017 10:04 am

The 7.1 magnitude quake killed 369 people and completely collapsed at least 38 structures, mostly apartment buildings

Weak columns, extra floors led to Mexico school collapse, experts say

September 30, 2017 7:27 pm

The tragedy at the privately owned Enrique Rebsamen school in southern Mexico City has become a symbol of the devastation inflicted by the country's 7.1 magnitude quake.

Mexico unveils website to channel help to quake victims

September 29, 2017 9:28 am

In Mexico, some 4.1 million SMBs account for 41.8 per cent of all jobs, according to the release.

Mexico quake damage could surpass $2 billion, says President Nieto

September 28, 2017 11:02 am

"I hope that in the new year we will be able to have also a new Mexico, rebuilt and in normal conditions,'' Preident Pena Nieto said.

NASA's heartbeat detector helps search for Mexico quake survivors

September 26, 2017 5:27 pm

A suitcase-sized radar instrument capable of detecting human heartbeats under rubble is helping disaster relief workers on the ground in Mexico City respond to the 7.1-magnitude earthquake on September 19 that killed hundreds, NASA has said.

Mexico unlikely to find more quake survivors, emergency chief says

September 26, 2017 9:47 am

The 7.1 magnitude quake struck one week ago, killing 326 people including 187 people in Mexico City, damaging 11,000 homes, of which about 1,500 will need to be demolished.

More buildings, perhaps lives at risk following Mexico quake

September 26, 2017 8:59 am

Meet Frida the Labrador who has been saving lives in disasters across the world

September 23, 2017 2:48 pm

Frida, a labrador with the Canine Unit of the Mexican Navy, has been winning hearts in Mexico for assisting in the rescue mission after the 7.1-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday. She has rescued as many as 52 people across the world so far.

Strong earthquake shakes Mexico's Pacific coast

May 09, 2014 12:05 pm

The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake epicenter in the western Mexican state of Guerrero.