Mexico City Doomed By Its Geology To More Earthquakes
The problem is that just to the west, a huge slab of the Earth's crust called the Cocos Plate is grinding relentlessly toward North America. And it's running under another slab to the north.
by Christopher Joyce
Sep 20, 2017
2 minutes
In Mexico City and surrounding areas, rescuers are still searching for casualties and survivors of Tuesday's earthquake. More than 200 people are believed to have died.
Geologically speaking, Mexico City is not built in a very good place.
This is the second big
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