Mexico multi-source realtime earthquakes list – Lista sismos Mexico

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The list below shows the most recent Mexico earthquakes.
La siguiente lista muestra los sismos de Mexico más reciente.

Label info : M = magnitude, D = depth (km), Time = UTC – Kenya time = UTC -6

SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFORMATION
USGS Baja California, Mexico May 16 17:07 PM 2.8 14 MAP I Felt It
USGS Chiapas, Mexico May 16 14:15 PM 4.4 118 MAP I Felt It INFO
GEOFON Mexico-guatemala Border Region May 16 14:15 PM 4.5 79 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Chiapas, Mexico May 16 14:15 PM 4.4 120 MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS Chiapas, Mexico May 10 10:08 AM 4.0 88 MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC Chiapas, Mexico May 10 10:08 AM 4.0 88 MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC Offshore Chiapas, Mexico May 10 10:03 AM 4.2 75 MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS Offshore Chiapas, Mexico May 10 10:03 AM 4.2 74 MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS Oaxaca, Mexico May 09 19:30 PM 4.5 21 MAP I Felt It INFO
GEOFON Near Coast Of Guerrero, Mexico May 09 19:30 PM 4.5 27 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Guerrero, Mexico May 09 19:30 PM 4.5 40 MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC Offshore Chiapas, Mexico May 09 05:25 AM 4.1 51 MAP I Felt It
USGS Offshore Chiapas, Mexico May 09 05:25 AM 4.1 35 MAP I Felt It INFO
GEOFON Near Coast Of Chiapas, Mexico May 09 05:25 AM 4.2 32 MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC Offshore Chiapas, Mexico May 05 23:27 PM 4.3 35 MAP I Felt It
USGS Offshore Chiapas, Mexico May 05 23:27 PM 4.3 34 MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS Jalisco, Mexico May 05 02:52 AM 4.4 35 MAP I Felt It
  • Punta de Mita - Definitely felt shaking for a few seconds.
  • Nuevo Vallarta - Crazy, shook my bed, moved the curtains.
  • Puerto Vallarta - I was drunk so it just felt normal. No, actually was at a restaurant and saw the wall moving and the leaves on the vines shaking. The guy sitting across the table from me didn't even feel it.
  • Puerto Vallarta - On 7th floor of condo and it shook the building, but nothing really rattled or fell.
  • Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - 9:50 PM wall mirror was swaying.
  • Nuevo Vallarta - Was sleeping, woke me up.
  • EMSC Jalisco, Mexico May 05 02:52 AM 4.6 30 MAP I Felt It
  • Punta Mita - Watching TV and the bed shook.
  • Nuevo Vallarta - Just watching TV in bed and felt the light shaking!
  • Colima - Mild but enough to give me a headache.
  • Punta Mita, Nayarit - Long light shaking of Windows in Punta Mita, Nayarit.
  • Puerta Vallarta - Scary I knew something happened. Aftershock?
  • Puerto Vallarta - Was having a great time in the hot tub enjoying the cinco de mayo fireworks. Did not feel anything.
  • Nuevo Vallarta - Chair shook while I was on the computer.
  • Punts Mita - Long sway back and forth.
  • Puerta Vallarta - Sitting on the bed watching TV, felt the concrete bed shake under me in just the right side. Lasted just a second or two.
  • GEOFON Near Coast Of Jalisco, Mexico May 05 02:52 AM 5.0 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • Ayala Alabang Village, Metro Manila - Strong shaking at the top part of my bed, caused by what was either an earthquake or a poltergeist. I'm going with Earthquake.
  • La Manzanilla - Sounded/felt like a large truck passing close by.
  • Puerto vallarta mexico - Side movement jolt
  • puerto vallarta.jalisco - sounded like a heavy truck rolling down the hill followed my moderate shaking
  • Puerto Vallarta - I felt I would say light shaking for 5 or 6 seconds
  • Puerto Vallarta (Los Muertos) - Moderate shakin in two distinct sets of 3-4 seconds each
  • Marina Vallarta - It shook a few seconds pretty good. No aftershocks yet.
  • Punta de Mita, Nayarit - But I just now felt this one at about 2150hrs. May 4th. One or two light shakes. I thought the dog was moving the bed.
  • puerto vallarta - Lasted about 10 seconds
  • Punta Mita - Back and forth sway.
  • Sayulita - felt in the apartment motion/movement - saw the water move in the large water bottle.
  • Nuevo Vallarta - Felt some light shaking in my building. From California. so I know quakes - clearly a quake!
  • Mismaloya - On 9th floor of Barcelo resort and felt building swaying back and forth few times for about 3 to 5 seconds
  • Boca de Tomatlán - felt the house shake and back door (steel and glass) rattled for about 30 seconds - nothing else makes this house shake...
  • Nuevo Vallarta - Rattled glasses in cabinet
  • Puerto Vallarta,Jalisco,Mexico - sacudida de poca duración aproximadamente a las 22.00hrs.
  • San Pancho - House shook at approximately 9:50 local time, for approximately 5 seconds.
  • SAYULITA - BOUT 2 SECONDS. COUCH INSIDE CEMENT CASA GAVE A STRONG SHAKE. PLASTIC DECK CHAIR ON PATIO FELT LIKE SOMEONE WAS KICKING IT. WE ARE UP THE HILL 5 MINUTE WALK FROM BEACH
  • Sayulita, Mexico - Felt my couch shaking while I was sitting in it.
  • puerto vallarta - didn't last long--5-10 seconds.
  • VALLE DE BANDERAS - I WAS SITTING IN MY MOTOR HOME AND EVERYTHING SHOOK I THOUGHT SOMEONE RAN INTO ME
  • Puerto Vallarta - Very loud rumbling/booming noises and then my 6 story condo building started shaking very strongly. Nothing fell down or no damage or cracks. Lasted only 15 seconds or so.
  • Puerto Villarta - Was lying in bed on the 6th floor of Villas Del Palmer. Bed shook and glasses in cupboard gently rattled.
  • Puerto Vallarta - Two tremors, second stronger than first
  • Sayulita - bed shaking sideways, then stopped and then more shaking as we left house
  • puerto vallarta - Very scary, I'm from California and this was as bad as I've ever felt one! My kids ran out of their room crying!
  • Nuevo Vallarta - Sounded like a train going by at a high speed, the fridge, glasses and dishes ratteled.
  • Sayulita - The whole house shook!
  • Boca de Tomatlan - Very very loud rumbling in the mountains, whole house shook with even the windows rattling.
  • Bucerias - My dog barked his "earthquake" bark and I told him to chill and bring me another beer. He always over-reaacts
  • Puerta Vallarta - the chair i was sitting in acted like a rocker motion was up and down ripple effect
  • Punta Mita - slight boom feeling.
  • Puerto Vallarta - Puerto Vallarta - 3rd floor shook a lot, a real jerk then lots of rolling - scarey !
  • BocaDeTomatlan - Rumbling of the doors and windows. Like a train passing.
  • Puerto Vallarta - Shook us
  • Bucerias, Nayarit - Was sitting in chair on outdoor patio at beach restaurant when everyone at the table felt it.
  • Puerto Vallarta Marina - Laying down watching a Netflix movie...husband and I are from California and we knew immediately it was an earthquake. We just continued watching the movie...looked at each other...said "earthquake" and never moved from the couches. Our pet conure BB was a bit worried, flapping his wings in his cage, but settled down after a few minutes.
  • Marina Vallata - Lasted about 10 seconds, not too bad.
  • Punts de Mita - I think it was around 10:00 pm when I felt the earthquake.
  • Puerto Vallarta - 16th floor condo; rolling feeling for about 10 seconds !
  • Sayulita - Was sitting eating a Buritta at Medusa, and I thought someone had come up behind me and shaken my chair, but no one was there!
  • versalles - it shook my place bad i am behind plaza caracol, it broke out my window in kitchen and knocked pictures off wall, and moved my couch back and forth. i am from texas lived here 2 yrs and this was the strongest i felt
  • sayulita - bed shook and then another shake as we left the house
  • Puerto Vallarta - Third floor on the ocean front. Were in bed, watching TV. Our bed is concrete and it felt like it was a vibrating bed for a couple of seconds. The strongest tremor we've felt in Puerto Vallarta. It startled us, despite having lived the 9/19/85 earthquake in Mexico City.
  • San Pancho - Felt the shaking while at an open air restaurant.
  • Conchas chinas - Walls moved cat got spooked pretty bad. 9:52pm
  • House Shook and things rattled - First the house shook, it actually it felt like a long time while things were rattling. A little freaky!
  • Nuevo Vallarta - Having dinner when the chandelier over the table started moving and felt the ground moving beneath my feet.
  • Nuevo Vallarta - While sitting down watching TV at 9.56 PM last night. It is funny that the tremor happened as a bomb was falling on a tree in the movie.
  • Puerto vallarta - In cafe..felt like someone came behind me and was lightly shaking my shoulders
  • Bucerias - in bed, felt a swaying/rocking motion that lasted about 5 seconds.
  • Puerto Vallarta - Lasted about 5-10 seconds
  • Puerto Vallarta - Felt the floor shift, but was a bar floor :)
  • Neuvo Vallarta - On the computer in the 6th floor,corner unit, ocean front condo. The felt like whole building swayed. It was the weirdest feeling and I became dizzy.
  • Puerto Vallarta - On 5th floor by pool - pool walls and floor undulated took maybe 2 sec. Person inside ran out saying bedroom closets doors shook and bed shook.
  • Puerto Vallarta - Scary sensation. My wind chimes started chiming and Kitty went crazy !!!
  • Puerto Vallarta - door rattled a little, sounded like a mac truck passed by
  • barra de navidad - working at my bar and things shook for a few seconds
  • Puerto Vallarta - rippled across the cuale in the river cafe!
  • San Pancho - Sitting on the couch and felt the room moving. Been in a couple big ones in San Francisco, Ca. So this was just a little shake!
  • Bucerias, Nayarit - I was watching the movie "Frida" when the sofa moved during a love scene between Diego Rivera and his model! My companion didn't feel it, but the dog hopped up beside me.
  • La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, NAY - Shaking felt around 10 PM Central Time.
  • puerto vallarta - felt like it was close tom
  • Yelapa - Felt rumble for 3-5 seconds. Very pronounced but no damage.
  • Puerta vallarta - 2 sideway movements of sofa
  • Puerto Vallarta - In hotel room in Puerto Vallarta hotel zone area. Building was rocking.
  • puerto Vallarta - We were sitting at Starbucks outside and felt a rolling motion for a few seconds. People inside came outside when it happened.
  • GEOFON Near Coast Of Jalisco, Mexico May 04 11:12 AM 4.4 65 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Jalisco, Mexico May 04 11:12 AM 4.1 53 MAP I Felt It
  • Costa Careyes, JL - Short boom, woke me up
  • costa careyes - Super cool yet super scary!! Alive to tell the tale!!!
  • Careyes - Sounded like dump truck rolling past
  • Costa Careyes - rumbling b4 shaking
  • EMSC Jalisco, Mexico May 04 11:12 AM 4.2 60 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Baja California, Mexico May 03 06:42 AM 3.4 10 MAP I Felt It
  • san diego ca 92124 - I heard the glass clattering and light trembling of my bed
  • EMSC Baja California, Mexico May 03 06:42 AM 3.5 28 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Baja California, Mexico May 01 19:48 PM 3.1 28 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Baja California, Mexico Apr 30 18:10 PM 3.3 29 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Baja California, Mexico Apr 26 02:12 AM 2.7 19 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Baja California, Mexico Apr 23 18:58 PM 3.2 9 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Off Coast Of Jalisco, Mexico Apr 23 02:07 AM 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Off Coast Of Jalisco, Mexico Apr 23 02:06 AM 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Off The Coast Of Jalisco, Mexico Apr 23 02:06 AM 4.8 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Michoacan, Mexico Apr 22 01:16 AM 5.9 28 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Michoacan, Mexico Apr 22 01:16 AM 6.1 70 MAP I Felt It INFO
    GEOFON Michoacan, Mexico Apr 22 01:16 AM 6.1 29 MAP I Felt It
  • Mexico City - Heard light creaking of the walls in a quiet room. My dad didn´t feel anything in the adjacent room with the tv on. My mom felt her bed move slightly.
  • Metepec, Edo. Mexico, Mexico - Aprox. 8:18 p.m. definite movement leaves on plants shaking up & down about 4 inches.
  • Morelia, michoacan - a fast strong shaking after that all more light
  • Manzanillo - I thought one of my cats was behind an appliance until there was a weak shaking. No big deal.
  • Mexico DF - Southern area of Mexico City, moderate to strong shaking, pictures on walls crooked, mild rattling of windows in my living room
  • guadalajara - hotel Howard johnson piso 9
  • Mexico City, Mexico - Rattled my bed, bottled water fell off the rack. Mexico City.
  • Toluca - Writing a report and I immediately knew something was wrong. On the 7th floor at Holiday Inn Toluca Airport. About 15 people ran outside.
  • Mexico City, western suburb/hills - It was very brief, but surprisingly 'shifting' underfoot. Curtains rattled for more than a minute, but it was really only one short 'shove.'
  • mexico city - i felt the bed shake, then i put my hand on the wall, and realized it was an earthquake.
  • Mexico, D. F., Colonia Condesa - thought iam drunk.. until all people ran into the streets :D
  • patzcuaro, michoacan - actually didn`t feel the first one but felt a much stronger `aftershock` but have seen nothing reported ...
  • Mexico City - Felt chair shaking for a few seconds.
  • Mexico City - Just before 11:00pm and working on my laptop i a hotel. Chair shook for about 4 to 5 seconds.
  • Mexico City - 9eme etage hotel galerias plaza reforma, tremblements moderes du sol, legers bruits de craquements de la structure. Environ une quinzaine de secondes.
  • GEOFON Off Coast Of Jalisco, Mexico Apr 21 09:45 AM 4.2 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Off Coast Of Jalisco, Mexico Apr 21 09:45 AM 4.1 11 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Off The Coast Of Jalisco, Mexico Apr 21 09:45 AM 4.1 11 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Baja California, Mexico Apr 20 16:55 PM 3.5 7 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Baja California, Mexico Apr 20 16:55 PM 3.1 11 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS New Mexico Apr 20 06:47 AM 3.0 5 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Offshore Oaxaca, Mexico Apr 20 05:19 AM 4.3 19 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Offshore Oaxaca, Mexico Apr 20 05:19 AM 4.3 18 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Offshore Oaxaca, Mexico Apr 20 05:05 AM 4.6 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Offshore Oaxaca, Mexico Apr 20 05:05 AM 4.6 9 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • Mexico City - perhaps i felt it only cause i am in the city center on the 22nd floor of a high rise
  • GEOFON Mexico-guatemala Border Region Apr 18 12:37 PM 4.5 163 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Baja California, Mexico Apr 17 02:57 AM 4.1 25 MAP I Felt It
  • VISALIA - WENT OUTSIDE REAL QUICK TO MAKE SURE. IT WAS OVER WITHIN 1.5
  • USGS Baja California, Mexico Apr 17 02:57 AM 4.1 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Veracruz, Mexico Apr 13 15:13 PM 4.7 194 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Veracruz, Mexico Apr 13 15:13 PM 4.7 191 MAP I Felt It INFO
    GEOFON Chiapas, Mexico Apr 13 15:13 PM 4.6 193 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Oaxaca, Mexico Apr 12 21:15 PM 4.3 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • Mazunte, Oaxaca - I had just gone to bed and felt the bed tremble.
  • GEOFON Near Coast Of Oaxaca, Mexico Apr 12 21:15 PM 4.3 72 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Offshore Oaxaca, Mexico Apr 12 21:15 PM 4.3 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Baja California, Mexico Apr 12 09:34 AM 2.7 3 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Guerrero, Mexico Apr 12 03:45 AM 5.2 36 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Near Coast Of Guerrero, Mexico Apr 12 03:45 AM 5.3 32 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Guerrero, Mexico Apr 12 03:45 AM 5.4 32 MAP I Felt It
  • Secrets resort Huatulco, Mexico - We were in the Sky-bar at the Secrets resort in Huatulco, Mexico when we felt the concrete bridge like structure that jets out toward the ocean in a peninsula shape sway enough that everyone in the Sky-bar stopped talking and commented on whether or not we should get off the Sky-bar. My husband and I decide to get off!
  • Troncones - Woke me up.
  • Mexico City - I was just drifting off to sleep and I felt shaking. It lasted for a few seconds.
  • Mexico City - it was just enough to scare all of our dogs and make our 7 floor appt. building moan and graon somewhat
  • Mexico City - Hotel swaying!
  • ixtapa - Like a ride at Disney from club med ixtapa
  • Ixtapa - Hotel shaking for approx. 20 seconds with a weak moment in the middle. Hotel evacuated for a short while.
  • Zihuatanejo - Heard it before it hit. This was at about 10 pm.
  • Ixtapa - Up on the 7th floor of the Emporio, there was lots of shaking. Lots of guests running out of their rooms to the outside areas.
  • D. F. - Solo un poco de movimiento en lamparas. Muy poco tiempo
  • Ixtapa - In Ixtapa, our building had some cracks and broken tiles. I ran down 16 floors of steps. It was the strongest I felt since the 90's.
  • Distrito Federal - I ran down the stairs, no one told me what to do during earthquakes. Everytime I wanted to put my foot down the stairs changed place. The earth went in circles. The whole building was swaying. Outside we had to hold on to something to not fall. I was in Colonia La Roma in DF
  • ixtapa - jetait coucher et mon lit a commencer a trembler et tout un coup le bâtiment a trembler plancher mur tous la chambre de bain a des fissures au plafond et le mur de tuile se défait cela a durer environ 20 seconde mais j'ai bien dormi après je me suis dit c'est la vie
  • USGS Baja California, Mexico Apr 11 18:49 PM 2.7 20 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Baja California, Mexico Apr 11 06:15 AM 2.5 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Baja California, Mexico Apr 10 18:17 PM 2.7 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Baja California, Mexico Apr 09 12:48 PM 3.0 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Guerrero, Mexico Apr 05 01:58 AM 5.4 22 MAP I Felt It
  • Estado de México - Un poco de movimiento, nada grave al parecer
  • Toluca - Un golpe inicial fuerte seguido de un ligero balanceo
  • Mexico City - minor swaying
  • Mexico City - Sitting down when it hit. Hanging lamp swayed gently -- enough to see it was shaking, but the arc was not very wide.
  • Mexico city - Felt shaking, but live on 8th floor of an apartment Building.
  • Distrito Federal - Felt a small tremble in the DF of Mexico, no damage in our 5th floor apartment. Not much sound or shaking, we only knew because the lights were swinging.
  • ajuchictlan ,mexico - i felt a little shake
  • Mexico City - Could feel minor movement and hear structural creaking in an office building in downtown Mexico City. The event lasted about five seconds.
  • Mexico City - I live in the north of Mexico City on a 23rd. floor. The building began moving around, doors of closets were moving on their own. But fortunatelly it didn't last long. Services continued working.
  • distrito federal, sur - estaba sentada y sentí como se movía el piso, estaba en planta baja
  • Mexico City - I live on the 7th floor in Condesa. My roommates were outside and didn't feel it, but I had trouble walking when we were swaying!
  • Nuxco - Very strong - scary experience
  • USGS Guerrero, Mexico Apr 05 01:58 AM 5.4 24 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Guerrero, Mexico Apr 05 01:58 AM 5.5 25 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Baja California, Mexico Apr 05 00:36 AM 2.5 17 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Baja California, Mexico Apr 04 16:30 PM 3.8 1 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • San Marcos, CA - Standing against a doorway - felt the room move/spin.
  • EMSC Baja California, Mexico Apr 04 16:30 PM 4.0 5 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Baja California, Mexico Apr 04 16:30 PM 4.0 5 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Baja California, Mexico Apr 03 08:07 AM 2.5 12 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Off Coast Of Chiapas, Mexico Apr 03 06:49 AM 4.2 40 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Off The Coast Of Chiapas, Mexico Apr 03 06:49 AM 4.1 41 MAP I Felt It INFO
    GEOFON Near Coast Of Chiapas, Mexico Apr 03 06:49 AM 4.4 22 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Baja California, Mexico Apr 03 03:19 AM 2.6 9 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Baja California, Mexico Mar 27 00:44 AM 3.3 15 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Offshore Oaxaca, Mexico Mar 26 15:22 PM 4.2 10 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Near Coast Of Guerrero, Mexico Mar 26 13:36 PM 4.6 14 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Oaxaca, Mexico Mar 26 13:36 PM 4.6 14 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Oaxaca, Mexico Mar 26 13:36 PM 4.6 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Oaxaca, Mexico Mar 26 13:25 PM 4.6 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Offshore Oaxaca, Mexico Mar 26 13:25 PM 4.6 13 MAP I Felt It

    Data sources courtesy : USGSEMSCGFZGEONET


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    MMI II (Very weak shaking) ?
    People :
    Felt by persons at rest, on upper floors or favorably placed.
    MMI III (Weak shaking) ?
    People :
    Felt indoors; hanging objects may swing, vibration similar to passing of light trucks, duration may be estimated, may not be recognized as an earthquake.
    MMI IV (Light shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally noticed indoors but not outside. Light sleepers may be awakened. Vibration may be likened to the passing of heavy traffic, or to the jolt of a heavy object falling or striking the building.
    Fittings :
    Doors and windows rattle. Glassware and crockery rattle. Liquids in open vessels may be slightly disturbed. Standing motorcars may rock.
    Structures :
    Walls and frames of buildings, and partitions and suspended ceilings in commercial buildings, may be heard to creak.
    MMI V (Moderate shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally felt outside, and by almost everyone indoors. Most sleepers awakened. A few people alarmed.
    Fittings :
    Small unstable objects are displaced or upset. Some glassware and crockery may be broken. Hanging pictures knock against the wall. Open doors may swing. Cupboard doors secured by magnetic catches may open. Pendulum clocks stop, start, or change rate.
    Structures :
    Some large display windows cracked. A few earthenware toilet fixtures cracked.
    MMI VI (Strong shaking) ?
    People Felt by all. People and animals alarmed. Many run outside. Difficulty experienced in walking steadily.
    Fittings :
    Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall from walls. Some furniture moved on smooth floors, some unsecured free-standing fireplaces moved. Glassware and crockery broken. Very unstable furniture overturned. Small church and school bells ring. Appliances move on bench or table tops. Filing cabinets or "easy glide" drawers may open (or shut).
    Structures :
    Slight damage to buildings with low standard. Some stucco or cement plaster falls. Large display windows broken. Damage to a few weak domestic chimneys, some may fall.
    Environment :
    Trees and bushes shake, or are heard to rustle. Loose material may be dislodged from sloping ground, e.g. existing slides, talus slopes, shingle slides.
    MMI VII (Very strong shaking) ?
    People
    General alarm. Difficulty experienced in standing. Noticed by motorcar drivers who may stop.
    Fittings :
    Large bells ring. Furniture moves on smooth floors, may move on carpeted floors. Substantial damage to fragile contents of buildings.
    Structures :
    Unreinforced stone and brick walls cracked. Low standard buildings cracked with some minor masonry falls. A few instances of damage to buildings of ordinary workmanship. Unbraced parapets, unbraced brick gables, and architectural ornaments fall. Roofing tiles, especially ridge tiles may be dislodged. Many unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, often falling from roof-line. Water tanks Type I burst. A few instances of damage to brick veneers and plaster or cement-based linings. Unrestrained water cylinders (hot-water cylinders) may move and leak. Some common windows cracked. Suspended ceilings damaged.
    Environment :
    Water made turbid by stirred up mud. Small slides such as falls of sand and gravel banks, and small rock-falls from steep slopes and cuttings. Instances of settlement of unconsolidated or wet, or weak soils. Some fine cracks appear in sloping ground. A few instances of liquefaction (i.e. small water and sand ejections).
    MMI VIII (Severe shaking) ?
    People Alarm may approach panic. Steering of motorcars greatly affected. Structures : Low standard buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. ordinary workmanship buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged in some cases. A few instances of damage to buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes. Monuments and pre-1976 elevated tanks and factory stacks twisted or brought down. Some pre-1965 infill masonry panels damaged. A few post-1980 brick veneers damaged. Decayed timber piles of houses damaged. Houses not secured to foundations may move. Most unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, some below roof-line, many brought down. Environment : Cracks appear on steep slopes and in wet ground. Small to moderate slides in roadside cuttings and unsupported excavations. Small water and sand ejections and localized lateral spreading adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
    MMI IX (Violent shaking) ?
    Structures Many low standard buildings destroyed. Ordinary workmanship buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes damaged in some cases, some with flexible frames seriously damaged. Damage or permanent distortion to some buildings and bridges, designed and built to normal use standards. Houses not secured to foundations shifted off. Brick veneers fall and expose frames. Environment : Cracking of ground conspicuous. Landsliding general on steep slopes. Liquefaction effects intensified and more widespread, with large lateral spreading and flow sliding adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
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    1. Angel Glez says:

      Se sinti un ligero movimiento trepidatorio en la oficina en la ciudad de aguascalientes, no se a que se deba, igual a una maquinaria pesada pero no se escuchaba nada solo se sentia, espero si saben algo me informen saludos

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