Mexico Earthquake: Two People Reported To Be Killed And 27 Municipalities Declared As Natural Disaster Area

Disaster Report: Extremely Dangerous earthquake rattles Mexico today. Following Preliminary data, huge damage confirmed.

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Original Post: Natural Disasters List March 20, 2012

Update
Natural Disaster area Declared for the municipalities of Martyrs of Tacubaya, Pinotepa de Don Luis, San Augustine Chayuco, San Andres Huaxpaltepec, San Antonio Tepetlapa, San Jose Estancia Grande, San Juan Bautista What de Soto, San Juan Cacahuatepec, San Juan Colorado, San Lorenzo, San Miguel Tlacamama, San Pedro Atoyac Jicayán San Pedro, Santiago lxtayutla, Santa Catarina Mechoacan, Tapextla Santiago, Santiago Llano Grande, Santiago Tetepec, Cortijo Santa Maria, Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, San Sebastian Ixcapa, Jamiltepec Santiago, Santo Domingo Armenta, Santa Maria Huazolotitlán, San Pedro Amuzgos, Santa Maria Ipalapa, and Santa Maria Zacatepec the State of Oaxaca.

Update March 23, 2012
-Two people reported to be killed in Southern Mexico
-One died by falling wall on him while other because of hearth attack
-Aftershocks are still reported in this region

Update March 22, 2012
-The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources reports on the behavior of the seismic swarm located in the volcano of San Salvador.

Update
-About 30,000 houses reported to be damaged in Guerrero
-Atleast 2,000 houses damaged in Oaxaca

Update 07:24 UTC
-Nine people injured. Zero fatalities reported.
-About 2,000 homes affected and property damage in at least 17 municipalities
-Minor damage reported in metropolitan area of ​​the city of Oaxaca, Santa Lucia and Santa Cruz Xoxocotlan. However, Cultural Heritage of the City of Oaxaca suffered no damage.

Update
-Official data mentions nine people injured so far. Two in Putla Villa Guerrero and five in National Pinotepa. Two of which are seriously injured are treated at a hospital in Acapulco and a more in the Civil Hospital.

Update 02:34 UTC
The governor of Oaxaca, Gabino Cue Monteagudo, give a sign of Oaxaca to be declared as DISASTER AREA. Once the data full data is obtained, the action may be taken.

Update March 21, 2012
Aftershocks continues. M 4.5 moderate aftershock recorded offshore Oaxaca, Mexico with epicenter located 169 km ESE of Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico

Update

-At least 800 homes damaged in Guerrero
-7 people injured, two in Mexico city and five in Oaxaca province
-A pedestrian bridge in the capital collapsed
-The quake was felt as far as Guatemala

Update
-About 100 homes reported to be destroyed around epicenter and at least 500 homes developed cracks
-Landslide reported in a highway in Oaxaca

Update
Oaxaca is on yellow alert, following the 7.9 magnitude quake with its epicenter in Ometepec, Guerrero

Update
One person reported to be injured. About 60 houses destroyed in Guerrero.

Update
This is what one of the visitor wrote in comment section, "We just received a phone call from my sister in Pinotepa Nacional, @ 35 miles from the epicenter, so cell lines seem to now be working. She said the city is in complete chaos. The school where my niece was in has major damage but everyone got out safely" (see comment section below)

Update 20:02 UTC
Following the governor, Gabino Cue Monteagudo, no casualties reported so far.

Update
Aftershocks continues with M 5.1 recorded last @ 1:00 PM local time. The epicenter was located 34 km SSE from Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico

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Update
USGS has updated magnitude third time with YELLOW ALERT. M 7.4 is mentioned with epicenter 136 km SSW of Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca, Mexico

A collapsed bridge that had fallen on a bus in
Mexico City; source Reuters

Update
The public arousal system (seismic alarm) was activated in the state capital. Cracks in church of St. Augustine.

Update
People in Oaxaca reported to left their homes, offices, restaurants and medical centers for shelter. The state security services is on tour to monitor possible damage.

Update
Staff of City Hall immediately evacuated following the quake. Structural damage reported to some buildings in the Historic Center.
Macedonian theater also evacuated.

Update
Numerous building evacuated in Mexico city.

Update
M 5.1 moderate aftershocks after half an hour in Oaxaca, Mexico with epicenter located 25 km (15 miles) NNW from Pinotepa Nacional. After such strong earthquake, aftershocks are common.

Update
The last M 7.2 very strong earthquake in 1973-08-28 killed 600 people in this area

Update
Light shaking will have felt by the people in populated area of  Puebla de Zaragoza, Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico City, Naucalpan de Juarez and Tlalnepantla. The shaking is enough to panic the people in this area.

Update
About 278,000 people will have felt very strong shaking of MMI VII. People in San Juan Cacahuatepec, San Pedro Amuzgos, Cuajinicuilapa, San Pedro Jicayan, Xochistlahuaca and Ometepec will have experienced very strong shaking. Heavy Damage confirmed in these region. people were seen rushing out. See footage of this quake in video below.

Update
Cell phone lines currently down

Update 18:36 UTC
Earthquake reported to be felt as far as Zapopan. Weak shaking will have felt as far as 1000+ km far from epicenter!

Update 18:34 UTC
USGS has lowered the earthquake magnitude to 7.6 @ 17.5 km with following epicenter location
25 km E from Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico
42 km NNWfrom Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico
87 km SW  from Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico
162 km WSW from Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
186 km  E from Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico

Update 18:30 UTC
Following GDACS which mentions RED ALERT, Tsunami is expected. The maximum Tsunami wave height is  0.3m in Tierra Colorada, Mexico. This height will be reached 00:00 hours after the start of the event.

Felt report received by Disaster Report through felt report form

Oaxaca, Oaxaca: This was the strongest earthquake I have felt in the last 15 years of living in Oaxaca.

M 7.9 Extremely dangerous earthquake rattles Mexico today with epicenter 52 km NE from Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico. USGS mentions M 7.9 making it extremely dangerous. If preliminary data is correct, heavy damage confirmed.
following NOAA, a strong earthquake has occurred, but a tsunami IS NOT expected along the California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, or Alaska coast. NO tsunami warning, watch or advisory is in effect for these areas.
18:02 UTC (local time Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 12:02 PM @ epicenter)
Epicenter location
52 km  NE from Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico
53 km WSW from Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico
76 km SE  from Tlapa, Guerrero, Mexico
148 km  W  from Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
193 km E from Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico