What is 1985 Mexico City earthquake?
{{Infobox earthquake |name = 1985 Mexico City earthquake |image = 1985 Mexico Earthquake - Collapsed General Hospital.jpg |alt = Mexico city – Collapsed General Hospital |caption = [[Mexico City]] – Collapsed [[General Hospital of Mexico#1985 Mexico City earthquake|Hospital Juárez de México]] |map = |map_alt = Map showing the earthquake epicenter |map_caption = |map2 = {{Location map+| Mexico |places= {{Location map~|Mexico|lat=18.35|long=-102.39|mark=Bullseye1.png|marksize=40|position=top}} {{Location map~|Mexico|lat=19.26|long=-99.8|mark=Green pog.svg|label=Mexico City}} |relief = yes |width = 260 |float = center |border = none |caption = }} |local-date = {{Start date|1985|9|19|df=yes}} |local-time = 07:17:50 |timestamp = 1985-09-19 13:17:50 |duration = |magnitude = 8.0 {{M|w|link=y}} |depth = {{convert|20|km|abbr=on}} |location = {{coord|18.35|-102.39|region:MX-CMX_type:event|display=inline,title}} |type = |affected = Mexico |damages = Extreme |intensity = [[Mercalli intensity scale|IX (''Violent'')]] |pga = <!-- NN''[[Peak ground acceleration|g]]'' --> |tsunami = 1–3&nbsp;m |landslide = |foreshocks = |aftershocks = 7.5 {{M|w}} 20 September 1985 <br /> 7.0 {{M|w}} 30 April 1986 |casualties = 5,000–45,000 dead <br /> 30,000 injured |isc-event = 516095 |anss-url = https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0002jwe#executive }} The '''1985 Mexico City earthquake''' was an [[earthquake]] that happened in [[Mexico City]] on September 19, 1985. It had a [[Richter magnitude scale|magnitude]] of 8.1, and the number of people killed was around 10,000. ==Related pages== *[[2017 Puebla earthquake]] {{history-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mexico City earthquake, 1985}} [[Category:1985 disasters]] [[Category:1985 in North America]] [[Category:1980s in Mexico|1985 earthquake]] [[Category:Earthquakes in Mexico]] [[Category:Earthquakes in the 1980s]] [[Category:Mexico City|1985 earthquake]]