Monday, September 19, 2022
Shortly after 1 PM local time (2:05 EDT), a M (Magnitude) 7.6 Earthquake occurred on the west coast region of Mexico near Michoacan and Colima. This was at a depth of nearly 9 miles below the ground according the US Geological Survey. It was felt as far away as Mexico City. Video below shows some damage near the coastal towns. Also high waves off the coast. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is on alert but has not issued any warnings so far.
Earthquake hit off the coast of Mexico and our hotel room in Puerto Vallarta shook hard. #earthquake pic.twitter.com/e1jGsI1iQn
— Jon (DLC Included) (@itspapajon) September 19, 2022
This was felt in Mexico City on the anniversary of major quakes occurring. In 1985 thousands of people died in a magnitude 8.0 quake, and in 2017, 350 people died.
BREAKING: A magnitude 7.6 #earthquake #terremoto just struck western Michoacán, #Mexico.
Dates of Earthquake’s in Mexico:
– 19th September 1985
– 19th September 2017
– 19th September 2022 pic.twitter.com/ISdJUjDWlI— Wali Khan (@WaliKhan_TK) September 19, 2022
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center stated there were waves reaching 3 to 9 feet high off the coast. No widespread threat was issued, but being monitored.
From the Tsunami Warning Center
TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
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* HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN 300 KM OF THE EPICENTER ALONG THE COASTS OF
MEXICO.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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* GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THREATENED COASTAL AREAS
SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO INFORM AND INSTRUCT ANY COASTAL
POPULATIONS AT RISK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR OWN
EVALUATION... PROCEDURES AND THE LEVEL OF THREAT.
* PERSONS LOCATED IN THREATENED COASTAL AREAS SHOULD STAY ALERT
FOR INFORMATION AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM NATIONAL AND
LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL
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* ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE
FOR PLACES WITH A POTENTIAL TSUNAMI THREAT. ACTUAL ARRIVAL
TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.
LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
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LAZARO CARDENAS MEXICO 17.9N 102.2W 1827 09/19
MANZANILLO MEXICO 19.1N 104.3W 1827 09/19
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES. THE TIME BETWEEN WAVE CRESTS
CAN VARY FROM 5 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THE HAZARD MAY PERSIST
FOR MANY HOURS OR LONGER AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE.
* IMPACTS CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY FROM ONE SECTION OF COAST TO
THE NEXT DUE TO LOCAL BATHYMETRY AND THE SHAPE AND ELEVATION
OF THE SHORELINE.
* IMPACTS CAN ALSO VARY DEPENDING UPON THE STATE OF THE TIDE AT
THE TIME OF THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI WAVES.
* PERSONS CAUGHT IN THE WATER OF A TSUNAMI MAY DROWN... BE
CRUSHED BY DEBRIS IN THE WATER... OR BE SWEPT OUT TO SEA.
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