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Updated Sept. 19, 2024 at 10:40 a.m. On this day in 1985, an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 on the Richter scale struck Mexico City. What was the toll of the 1985 earthquake on Mexico City? The estimated death toll ranged from around 10,000 to 30,000 people. Tens of thousands more were injured, and […]
As September’s duo of deadly earthquakes made so painfully clear, Mexico is a highly seismic country. Sadly, there’s no accounting for the dangers of plate tectonics. But could human activity also be contributing to Mexico’s propensity for earth-shaking events? Quite possibly, according to the Mexico City-based newspaper El Universal, which reports that oil exploration in […]