Mexico City has strengthened many buildings since the 1985 quake, which killed more than 5,000 people. And it has designed an early-warning system that detects the first vibrations from a quake.

An earthquake with a preliminary rating of 7.5 was measured off the coast of Mexico Friday evening, according to USGS reports. Later the quake's rating was brought down to a 7.2. USGS said the ...

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico City on Thursday, rattling buildings and prompting office evacuations, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey put the quak… ...

The earthquake registered a 5.8 magnitude, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Its epicenter struck the central state of Puebla, south of Mexico City, at a depth of 27 miles (44 km ...

Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano has caused disruptions in the country's capital Mexico City following a series of eruptions. According to Mexico’s National Disaster Prevention Center (CENAPRED ...

Mexico City, Mexico ... Solano-Rojas, a professor of geological engineering at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, points to a glass-encased box connected to the ceiling by a taut wire.

MEXICO CITY — Mexico City residents were rattled by a moderate magnitude 5.8 earthquake Thursday that struck to the south of the capital. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake occurred at 2: ...

An earthquake with a preliminary rating of 7.5 was measured off the coast of Mexico Friday evening, according to USGS reports. Later the quake's rating was brought down to a 7.2. USGS said the ...

An earthquake with a preliminary rating of 7.5 was measured off the coast of Mexico Friday evening, according to USGS reports. Later the quake's rating was brought down to a 7.2. USGS said the ...

An earthquake with a preliminary rating of 7.5 was measured off the coast of Mexico Friday evening, according to USGS reports. Later the quake's rating was brought down to a 7.2. USGS said the ...

An earthquake with a preliminary rating of 7.5 was measured off the coast of Mexico Friday evening, according to USGS reports. Later the quake's rating was brought down to a 7.2. USGS said the ...