
1985 Mexico City Earthquake: 2 Minutes That Changed a City
Published August 12, 2025
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Forty years ago, a magnitude 8.0 quake off Michoacán rattled Mexico City’s soft lakebed and, in two minutes, collapsed 412 buildings, left thousands dead (at least 5,000, with figures disputed), and reshaped the city. This 1-minute recap follows the Sept. 19, 1985 disaster through the Sept. 20 aftershock to citizen-led…
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- August 12, 2025
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