A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Mexico on Monday 7th
July 2014
at 6:23 (UTC). The earthquake had a depth of 60 km and according
to the USGS the epicentre of the earthquake was located 2km (1 mile) NNE of
Puerto Madero, Mexico and 29km (18 miles) WNW of Ciudad Tecun Uman, Guatemala.
According to official reports, 5 people are now known to
have died in both Guatemala and Mexico and over 30 injured in Guatemala alone. Three fatalities including a baby
occurred in the town of San Marcos, Guatemala and two in Mexico. The number of fatalities is likely to
change as more confirmed reports are made official.
The earthquake in this region is caused by the Cocos plate
being subducted beneath the North American Plate at a velocity of 79 mm/yr. This
has resulted in the formation of the America subduction zone. According to the USGS,
this particular earthquake was located to the east of the slab interface.
The earthquake also triggered numerous landslides, damaged
utility poles, hundreds of homes, hospitals, schools and churches. According to
reports 9000 homes have been damaged in Chiapas (Mexico), over 40 in Guatemala.
As the scale of the disaster becomes clear over the next
few days, the full extent of the damage and fatalities will become clear.
The table below from Earthquake-Report shows the reported
damage from the earthquake.
Guatemala:
35 people were injured and 135 homes
were damaged in Sibinal.
A school was heavily damaged in Comitancillo.
Schools were damaged in Retalhuleu.
The cathedral of San Pedro
Sacatepequez was heavily damaged. Moderate to heavy
damage was seen in the mall and homes in this city, a sinkhole opened in the
parking lot of a park. Water and power services were also affected.
Both towers of a church in Ixchiguan
are about to collapse, homes collapsed or suffered heavy damage in
this town.
48 homes were heavily damaged in La Reforma.
8 homes in La Esperanza were
damaged.
The health center of Santa
Cruz Mulua was damaged.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that
the municipal building of Tajamulco collapsed; heavy damage
has been reported around the town.
A landslide happened in El Tumbador,
also buildings were heavily damaged.
Damage reported in cemeteries of San Marcos, San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta, San
Cristóbal Cucho and Feria, at least 120 graves were damaged.
Big landslides have blocked routes
in San Cristóbal Cucho. A fire station was severely damaged
as well as several homes.
Some injuries were reported in Huehuetenango
including two kids that were injured by a collapsed wall; homes,
municipal buildings and a school were damaged, the tribunal was flooded due to
a broken pipe.
Moderate damage can be seen in Mazatenango,
schools, government buildings, churches and homes are damaged. There
is an unconfirmed report of damage in the water treatment plant.
A landslide blocked the route of Colomba.
A landslide has blocked the routhe between Colomba and San Juan Ostuncalco.
26 schools were damaged in Chicacao,
as well as several homes.
10 houses in Cajola have
been damaged, 36 people have been evacuated.
A church in Samayac suffered
heavy damage.
14 schools were damaged in San Antonio Suchitepéquez. Structural damage has been reported
around the city.
In Totonicapan 2
homes collapsed and several more were damaged, 4 schools were also damaged.
In San Pablo Jocopilas minor
landslides were reported and there was no power in some zones.
Power was out in Cabrican.
Cracks were reported in San Francisco El Alto.
In Guatemala City power went out for a couple of
minutes, there are reports of minor cracks in walls.
The city hall of of Escuintla
was damaged.
Reports of minor damage in Mixco.
Chiapas, Mexico:
More than 9,000 homes
were damaged across the state.
3
people are missing in Cacahoatan.
Severe
damage was seen in Huehuetan, including the collapse of the municipal
building.
Damaged
is seen in Zapotitlan, there were also blackouts in the town.
Roads
were damaged in Chicomuselo.
Landslide
reported in Tacana.
Electrical
transformers exploded in San Cristobal de las Casas leaving some parts of the city without power.
Minor damage has been reported in
one school and the airport of Tuxtla Gutierrez.
(Source: Earthquake-Report)
USGS ShakeMap
USGS Cities Exposed (Source: USGS)
USGS Cities Exposed Key (Source: USGS)
Impact of the earthquake
Impact of the earthquake (Source: Reuters)
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Impact of the earthquake (Source: AP, Photo by Oliver De Ros)
Impact of the earthquake (Source: AP, Photo by Luis Soto)
Impact of the earthquake (Source: AP, Photo by Luis Soto)
Impact of the earthquake (Source: AP, Photo by Luis Soto)
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Impact of the earthquake (Source: Earthquake-Report - Twitter image by @Ximena_hermosa1)
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