It had an intensity of 8.1 on the Righter magnitude scale. As a means of comparison, it had an intensity of roughly 100 times than that of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
The biggest earthquake reported in Mexico was the Mexico City Earthquake in 1985. It had a magnitude of 8.5, and caused about 10,000 deaths.
September 19, 1985.
The seismic scale that measures the intensity of earthquake damage is called the Mercalli intensity scale. This scale measures the effect an earthquake has on people and surroundings.
It was (and still is) an important industrial and services hub, with cement, steel, oil refining and manufacturing. This is why the 1985 Mexico City earthquake was so devastating: at the time, Mexico City represented 25% of all Mexico's GDP.
Damage done
An earthquake, which devastated Mexico City.
Mexico City Earthquake of July 28, 1957
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The "1985 Mexico City earthquake"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Mexico_City_earthquake
Mexico (Mexico City)
The 1985 earthquake caused significant damage to Mexico City, Mexico.
The biggest earthquake reported in Mexico was the Mexico City Earthquake in 1985. It had a magnitude of 8.5, and caused about 10,000 deaths.
Mexico, and Mexico City
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The epicenter of the 1985 Mexico City Earthquake was located on the Cocos Plate subduction zone (18.35, -102.39).
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The 1985 Mexico City earthquake, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake that struck Mexico on 19 September 1985 in the morning at 7:19 local time.