After the earthquake off the coast of Mexico announced the threat of a tsunami
MOSCOW, September 8 — RIA Novosti. The Pacific tsunami warning said the risk of devastating waves after a powerful earthquake off the coast of Mexico.
As previously reported, an earthquake of magnitude 8 was recorded in 04.49 UTC (07.49 GMT).
M8.0 #earthquake (#sismo) strikes 200 km SW of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (#Mexico) 25 min ago. Updated map of its effects: pic.twitter.com/hKkngae5Yd
— EMSC (@LastQuake) 8 September 2017
The epicenter was located 119 kilometers South-West from the village of Tres Picos. The earthquake lies at a depth of 33 kilometers.
Mexico’s capital was shaken by a magnitude 8.0 earthquake, causing people to flee buildings https://t.co/qWivPRYZuG pic.twitter.com/eJkkvwM4uj
— Bloomberg (@business) September 8, 2017
“Based on the preliminary parameters of the earthquake may potentially dangerous tsunami”, — said in a statement.
According to seismologists, within three hours tsunami could occur off the coast of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras and Ecuador.
