2010 Oaxaca earthquake

Earthquake in Mexico 2010 Oaxaca earthquake Mexico Quake epicentre 2010-06-30 07:22:28 14791433 usp000heqj 30 June 2010 02:22:28 a.m. 6.3 w y GCMTEHB 14791433 27.8 km mi 0 onEHB 14791433 16.527 N 97.760 W region:PE_type:event inline,title Mexico 1 dead 7Oaxaca 2010 usp000heqj M 6.3 – Oaxaca, Mexico The 2010 Oaxaca earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico on June 30, 2010, with an w y magnitude of 6.3.EHB 14791433 Many people in different cities left their beds and ran into the street, as the quake struck at 2:22 am. Impact Helicopters and police vehicles were sent to inspect possible damage in Mexico City, primarily in downtown and central areas, where some buildings were evacuated. Many boroughs reported power outages as a result of the earthquake, namely Azcapotzalco, Iztapalapa, and Benito Juárez. Additionally, damages to structures and infrastructure were reported throughout the city.http://www.elmundo.es/america/2010/06/30/mexico/1277884167.html Un terremoto de 6,5 de magnitud sacude Oaxaca y se siente en la capital – México – elmundo.es Unidad Editorial Internet elmundo.eshttp://www.noroeste.com.mx/publicaciones.php?id=596854 Estremece sismo a Oaxaca y el DF – Periódico Noroeste noroeste.com.mx 2010-12-22 2011-07-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20110722224613/http://www.noroeste.com.mx/publicaciones.php?id=596854 dead One person died in San Andrés Huaxpaltepec, Oaxaca.http://www.milenio.com/node/476645 Deja un muerto en Oaxaca sismo de 6.4 grados Milenio.com 2010-12-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20100904124014/http://www.milenio.com/node/476645 2010-09-04 dead Many of the houses were damaged and slanted due to the earthquake. The buildings that suffered the most were those that were more than 1 story houses or buildings. The reason for that is because a lot of them came down affecting things around it.2010-02-09 Quake shakes southern Mexico, felt in capital https://www.mprnews.org/story/2010/02/08/mexico-quake 2024-11-02 MPR News en Tectonic setting Tectonic plates are large shaped pieces of the Earth's crust. With this said, the tectonic setting of Oaxaca, Mexico is located in a region where the Cocos and North America plates converge. It is close to the Tehuantepec zone. Earthquakes tend to occur as a shallow dipping fault plane typical in subduction regions.https://academic.oup.com/gji/article/192/1/375/595793 2024-11-09 Geophysical Journal International 10.1093/gji/ggs025 free Seismic patterns of the Guerrero-Oaxaca, Mexico region, and its relationship to the continental margin structure 2013 Yamamoto J. Gonzalez-Moran T. Quintanar L. Zavaleta A. B. Zamora A. Espindola V. H. 192 375–389 subscription As for the geology of Oaxaca, Mexico rocks are large and often referred to granodiorite. Aftermath A little after the earthquake, there was DF police from la Ciudad de Mexico in certain areas. In several areas the power was out due to the earthquake. Police would do what they could when arrived to the effected areas mentioned above. There was about 5 police helicopters that arrived from la Ciudad de Mexico and helped who they could in the streets. Overall, the press did not address that there were many people affected by this earthquake.Un terremoto de 6,5 de magnitud sacude Oaxaca y se siente en la capital México elmundo.es https://www.elmundo.es/america/2010/06/30/mexico/1277884167.html 2024-11-09 www.elmundo.es Aftershocks There were 2 aftershocks reported, both of them at 3.9 magnitude.Un terremoto de 6,5 de magnitud sacude Oaxaca y se siente en la capital México elmundo.es https://www.elmundo.es/america/2010/06/30/mexico/1277884167.html 2024-11-09 www.elmundo.es See also List of earthquakes in 2010 List of earthquakes in Mexico Hurricane Alex (2010) References External links 14791433 Category:2010 earthquakes 2010 Oaxaca Category:2010 in Mexico Category:June 2010 in Mexico Category:2010 disasters in Mexico