It was felt around 400 kilometers (250 miles) away to the north in Mexico City, where alarms sent people rushing into the street for safety, disrupting a holiday weekend. The center of Mexico City is built on the muddy subsoil of what was once the bed of a lake, making it particularly vulnerable to earthquakes. On September 19, 1985, an 8.1-magnitude earthquake devastated a vast swathe of Mexico City, leaving nearly 13,000 dead, mostly in the city, according to official figures. In 2017, also on September 19, a 7.1-magnitude quake killed 369 people, also mostly in Mexico City. Mexico City has also installed loudspeakers on lampposts to broadcast the alerts.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 03, 2026 02:41 UTC