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A new earthquake shakes Mexico: At least two deaths in the capital

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An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 was recorded early this Thursday, with an epicenter once again in the municipality of Coalcomán, Michoacán, which was perceived in some areas of Mexico City and activated the seismic alert. The authorities reported that two people died in the capital of the Republic. The movement was recorded at 01:16 a.m. 84 kilometers from Coalcomán, where just last Monday September 19, an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 was recorded, causing landslides mainly in Michoacán and Colima.

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Mexico: 7.7 earthquake leaves two deaths and damages in five entities

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This Monday an earthquake in Mexico of magnitude 7.7 caused the death of two women, injuries to another and two minors, as well as damage to homes, schools, shopping centers, medical units, government offices, temples and bridges, and landslides on highways in Colima , Michoacán, Jalisco and Nayarit, according to reports from state civil protection authorities.The governor of Colima, Indira Vizcaíno, reported that a woman died after the wall of a Coppel store in Manzanillo fell on her.

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Cuba and the United States sign a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of Seismology

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The Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment (CITMA), through the National Center for Seismological Research (CENAIS), and the US Department of the Interior, through the US Geological Survey (USGS), signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the cooperation in the exchange of information on seismic records and related geological information this afternoon of December 20.