UNDRO 89/0907
MEXICO EARTHQUAKE
INFORMATION REPORT NO.1
26 APRIL 1989
1. UNDRO/UNDP REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED
FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON EARTHQUAKE WHICH HIT MEXICO ON 25 APRIL 1989 AT
08:29 A.M LOCAL TIME (14:29 GMT):
2. EARTHQUAKE'S MAGNITUDE MEASURED 6.8
ON THE RICHTER SCALE.
3. EPICENTER, LATITUDE 16.9 DEGREES
NORTH, LONGITUDE 99.2 DEGREES WEST, LOCATED 65 KM EAST OF ACAPULCO, APPROX
320 KM SOUTH WEST OF MEXICO CITY.
4. PRELIMINARY SURVEYS INDICATED THAT
APPARENTLY NO IMPORTANT DAMAGES CAUSED BY TREMORS.
5. UNDRO/UNDP REPRESENTATIVE IN CONTACT
WITH GOVT AUTHORITIES TO ASSIST IF REQUIRED.
ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +
(DPR 310 MEX 89(1)