As Mexico prepares for its Second National Earthquake Drill on September 19, 2025, a familiar question resurfaces: Will there be an earthquake on this historically significant date? According to researchers at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the National Seismological Service (SSN), the answer is rooted in science, not superstition. ( Sept. 19…
Frida, the rescue dog who became a national sensation during the aftermath of the 2017 Mexico City earthquake, has passed away. Frida retired from active service in 2019 at the age of 10 and was 13 when she died. Her remains are to be cremated and placed at the base of a statue in her…
Mexico’s National Seismological Service reported an earthquake Sunday on the Yucatán Peninsula. No injuries or structural damage were reported. The magnitude 3.9 tremor at 6:32 p.m. was first thought to be centered near Kanasín, southeast of Mérida. That was later corrected, but still, local residents indicated that while they had not felt the tremor they heard “strange noises in the…
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake in the Caribbean Sea, north of Honduras, was felt as far away as Chetumal and Cancun on Monday morning, according to authorities in Quintana Roo. Northern Honduras was the most shaken by the shallow 5.7 magnitude earthquake, according to the United States Geological Survey. Its epicenter was near the Bay Islands,…
A powerful earthquake centered near the surfing destination of Huatulco killed at least two people, swaying buildings in Mexico City and causing a refinery fire. One person died when a building collapsed in the Oaxacan city; another perished when a house fell apart in the tiny mountain village of San Juan Ozolotepec. The U.S. Geologic…
Various buildings in Merida were evacuated this afternoon after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake shook Jamaica and Cuba.
Hirving Lozano scoring the lone goal in Mexico’s 1-0 victory over reigning World Cup champion Germany appears to have led to an artificial earthquake in Mexico City.
An earthquake was reported in the Gulf of Mexico, closer to New Orleans than Progreso, but far away from any land.
A 7.6-magnitude Earthquake on the edge of the Yucatán Basin was felt all across the Peninsula.
A truck filled with food, clothing and non-perishable products left the Municipal Palace this week, headed for earthquake-stricken Atlixco, Puebla.
Earthquakes across Mexico have toned down celebrations at the new H&M department store at the Galerías mall here.
So who are these Topos, the “Moles” who are helping rescue victims of the Mexico City earthquake?
Bottled water, non-perishable foods, disposable diapers, first aid, clothing and blankets will be collected at donation centers and sent to the victims of Tuesday’s earthquake.
A government official confirmed that 117 people died in Mexico City as well as 55 in Morelos state, which is just south of the capital; and 39 in Puebla state, where the earthquake was centered.
A small seismology station that tracked earthquakes around the world was operating as recently as 2014, but at some point, was quietly shut down.
Every Starbucks in the country is a food drop-off center for the communities hit the hardest by Thursday night’s earthquake.
The Yucatecan capital dawned with relative calm after hotels were evacuated and residents reported tremors.
A deadly earthquake with an epicenter 980 km (609 miles) away, but felt on the beach and inland in Mérida.
That’s all for now
That’s all for now