Mexico City Earthquake 1985
Mexico City Earthquake 1985 . This episode presents a personal narrative covering the disaster and reflections on how it continues to have an impact nearly 32 years later. Nowadays in mexico city and in the surrounding municipalities, people continue to regularly practice evacuation. 7.1 magnitude quake kills 44 as buildings collapse in from stgeorgeutah.com The effects of the quake were particularly devastating because of the type of ground upon which the city sits. More than 400 buildings collapsed and thousands more were damaged. The citizens did their best to move on, and return to normalcy as soon as possible.