Earthquakes in Mexico and Indonesia

  1. At least 800 houses collapsed in Igualapa, #Mexico, a town near the epicenter of a 7.4-magnitude #earthquake. on.cnn.com/GD6jDf
  2. Some 500 houses were damaged, and some collapsed, in the southern state of Guerrero after a strong quake shook Mexico -Reuters
  3. En el Aeropuerto de Toluca las operaciones continúan con normalidad. No hay incidentes. lockerz.com/s/194264799
  4. Translation:  In Toluca Airport operations continue normally. No incidents.
  5. Three M5+ aftershocks now recorded in the hour after the #earthquake, per US Geological Survey. No fresh California quakes reported though
  6. USGS now identifies two separate M5+ aftershocks from the #earthquake, one 20 minutes later and one 12 minutes after that
  7. As a percentage of its economy, Mexico carries more commercial #earthquake #insurance than California does: ow.ly/9M1nJ
  8. USGS PAGER system estimates a 52 pct chance that economic losses will be under $100 mln from the #earthquake, 60 pct chance of <100 dead
  9. The phone number for the Mexico City fire department (5768-2532) is now trending worldwide on Twitter #terremoto
  10. Holy fuck. brige fell on a transit bus - that was in Mexico City after earthquake yfrog.com/oe15225089j
  11. El presidente @FelipeCalderon informa de “algunos cristales rotos, mucho susto, mucho pánico”, pero sin daños mayores tras el sismo
  12. “En Guerrero no se reportan daños personales” tras el sismo, dijo Calderón, durante un evento en la ciudad de Monterrey
  13. Autoridades de Guerrero se dirigen hacia la zona del epicentro para evaluar daños, agregó @FelipeCalderon
  14. Translation: At an event in the city of Monterrey, President @FelipeCalderon reported "some broken glass, much frightened, a lot of panic," but no major damage after the earthquake in Guerrero. There are no reports of personal injury after the quake. Authorities in Guerrero are directed toward the epicenter area to assess damage.
  15. If you've got Spanish, Mexico City official @m_ebrard firing off rapid updates on the condition of major infrastructure there #terremoto
  16. El micro dañado venía sin pasaje, solo el chofer tuvo lesiones leves. Av Culturas casi esq con Eje 5 http://pic.twitter.com/VQ1x4tLQ

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