An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the open Richter scale hit a large area of central Mexico this Thursday, including the capital, but so far no victims or damage have been reported.
The warning was given by the country’s seismological institute, which explains that people will have run into the streets.
The epicenter, which activated the preventive alert system, was located in the community of Chiautla de Tapia, in the state of Puebla.
According to the Richter scale, earthquakes are classified according to their magnitude as micro (less than 2.0), very small (2.0-2.9), small (3.0-3.9), mild (4, 0-4.9), moderate (5.0-5.9). ), strong (6.0-6.9), large (7.0-7.9), important (8.0-8.9), exceptional (9.0-9.9) and extreme (when it is greater than 10).
The Modified Mercalli scale measures “degrees of intensity and respective description.” When there is an intravenous intensity, considered moderate, “parked cars shake”, “windows, doors and plates shake” and “glasses and plates clink or clink”, and walls or wooden structures can creak, reveals the Instituto do Mar and Atmosphere (IPMA) on its website.
Source: TSF
