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Mexico Sustains Seismic Vigilance as September Drill Nears

Preparations are already underway for the September 19 simulation

Reporte oficial de los temblores ocurridos en EE.UU. durante las últimas horas
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Overview

  • The Servicio Sismológico Nacional has recorded only routine, low-magnitude tremors in Mexico since mid-July, indicating stable seismic conditions
  • The Sistema de Alerta Sísmica Mexicano network of 96 coastal and inland sensors continues to deliver early quake warnings
  • On April 29 at 11:30 AM, the Coordinación Nacional de Protección Civil executed a successful nationwide drill with real-time alerts and evacuations
  • Emergency planners are now refining evacuation routes, communication channels and sensor calibrations ahead of the September exercise
  • In the past 24 hours the USGS logged 13 earthquakes above magnitude 2.5 across North America, including a 4.0-magnitude event near Olancha, California