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Mexico: Damage Assessment in the town of Atzala, Municipality of Atzala, State of Puebla - Imagery analysis: 22 September 2017 | Published 25 September 2017 | Version 1.0

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This map illustrates satellite-detected, potentially damaged structures in the town of Atzala, Atzala Municipality, Puebla State, Mexico. The analyzed area is located approximately 7 km West from the epicenter of the 7.1M earthquake that struck the central eastern part of Mexico on 19 September 2017. UNITAR-UNOSAT identified 91 potentially damaged structures from, which 78 are within the town extent. Taking in account the total 559 preevent structures in the town of Atzala, 14% of the structures seem to be damaged. This analysis was performed using a post-event Pleiades satellite image acquired on 22 September 2017 and a pre-event WorldView-2 satellite image acquired on 11 April 2017. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR - UNOSAT