When they said it was a 7.9 on the Richter scale, I had to go to my favorite earthquake site to check it out. Since the quake hit rural areas, it was hard to find much information. Everything on the TV news was about the people in México City, where they felt the quake quite strongly. The city is built over a lake and I question its stability on a good day, but after the big quake in '85 the 'Chilangos' knew what to do. So far still no injuries have been reported, but there has been a lot of structural damage. Damage closer to the epicenter is harder to learn about since it struck in an area in small pueblos which are very remote and hidden in the mountains.
A few of the comments I read while moderating yesterday said in reference to the quake 'somehow Obama will get involved in this too.' And I am sure he did. I haven't read any news yet today, but I am aware his daughter was on a school trip to Oaxaca. So the commenter was right. I do hope they don't BLAME him like they usually do for absolutely everything. There wasn't much to damage in Oaxaca, mostly low structures, so I bet she is fine but a little shook up.
And now to the heart of this blog. The news I read yesterday that fascinates me is reprinted below. The entire state of Chiapas planned a big earthquake drill for yesterday at noon. To get all of the state to participate is difficult, most of Chiapas is extremely rural. However 16,300 schools closed, and the government agencies and military were all out in force to pretend they had just been struck by a 7.9 earthquake. This is not a hoax or information that was published after the fact. They would have had to plan this for a while to get everyone involved. I am completely beside myself with this coincidence, incredulous you could say. Check it out.
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Translated from Spanish by Sott.net
The government of the state of Chiapas had prepared for today at 12:00 a massive drill ("mega simulacro") of a 7.9 earthquake in the Richter scale.
A poster of the government of the southern state of Chiapas announcing a massive earthquake drill
Monterrey - It was nothing but a moment of panic, as there are no lost lives, the president of Mexico Felipe Calderón Hinojosa confirmed today in Monterrey, commenting on the 7.8 earthquake in the Richter scale with epicenter in the borders of the state of Guerrero and that was felt in Mexico City and several other states.
In view of the scale of the event and because there have not been any lost lives, it is noteworthy that the government of the state of Chiapas had prepared precisely for today at 12:00 a massive drill ("mega simulacro") of the earthquake - something that is being actively discussed in social media networks.
The objective of the drill is to test the response capability of the State System of Civil Protection and General Population in the event of a large-scale disturbing phenomenon. Its official web page stated that the exercise would enable the evaluation and feedback of action protocols in case of an earthquake.
"Earthquake Drill of 7.9 degrees", could be read on the title of the promotion of the event, which was expected to involve all the population at that time.
It should be noted that the National Sismological Service (SSN) informed today that the 7.8 earthquake in the Richter scale was registered at 12:03 local time (18:03 GMT) and its epicenter was located at 29 kilometers south of Ometepec, in the southern state of Guerrero, at a depth of 15 kilometers.
Therefore, it is suprising that the planned time of the massive drill was only a three-minute difference from the time of the real earthquake, and that the drill was for a 7.9 while the real one was 7.8 - only a 0.1 difference.
The massive drill, organized by the state government of Chiapas, had announced and planned it since the beginning of February.
The government of the state of Chiapas had prepared for today at 12:00 a massive drill ("mega simulacro") of a 7.9 earthquake in the Richter scale.
A poster of the government of the southern state of Chiapas announcing a massive earthquake drill
In view of the scale of the event and because there have not been any lost lives, it is noteworthy that the government of the state of Chiapas had prepared precisely for today at 12:00 a massive drill ("mega simulacro") of the earthquake - something that is being actively discussed in social media networks.
The objective of the drill is to test the response capability of the State System of Civil Protection and General Population in the event of a large-scale disturbing phenomenon. Its official web page stated that the exercise would enable the evaluation and feedback of action protocols in case of an earthquake.
"Earthquake Drill of 7.9 degrees", could be read on the title of the promotion of the event, which was expected to involve all the population at that time.
It should be noted that the National Sismological Service (SSN) informed today that the 7.8 earthquake in the Richter scale was registered at 12:03 local time (18:03 GMT) and its epicenter was located at 29 kilometers south of Ometepec, in the southern state of Guerrero, at a depth of 15 kilometers.
Therefore, it is suprising that the planned time of the massive drill was only a three-minute difference from the time of the real earthquake, and that the drill was for a 7.9 while the real one was 7.8 - only a 0.1 difference.
The massive drill, organized by the state government of Chiapas, had announced and planned it since the beginning of February.
Comment: A three-minute difference and almost the same intensity? It is too much coincidence to let it pass unnoticed.
1 comment:
almost on equinox too....2012 wacko that i am
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