Yesterday, Mexico had a major earthquake (7.5) centered 240 km south of us. Pools sloshed and grocery shelves were emptied here, but there were no casualties or major structural damage locally to my knowledge. It struck while we were driving, and we didn't feel it. What's so interesting was the date:
"A 7.5-magnitude earthquake with its epicenter just off the Michoacan coast struck Monday, September 19 at 1.05 p.m. Astonishingly, the quake occurred on the same day as two previous ones that devastated the country in 1985 and 2017, killing over 10,000 and 350 people respectively. The strong quake was felt all along the Jalisco coast and in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, where buildings swayed and people rushed on to the street. No early reports of damages have been received. Schools have closed for the day. A tsunami warning was issued along the coast within 300 kilometers of the epicenter, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. The quake started just an hour after the annual seismic alert drill that is observed in cities around the country on September 19. According to the Instituto de Física of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM), the chances of three major earthquakes occurring on the same day within the space of 37 years is 0.000751%."
