Mexico City remembers the 1985 earthquake that changed everything

On that day 40 years ago, at 7:19 a.m., a 8.1-magnitude earthquake and its aftershocks left the Mexican capital devastated. Official counts put the death toll around 12,000, but the real number remains unknown. The earthquake was a watershed moment for the city. A new culture of civil defense evolv...

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