1985 Mexico City earthquake

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Mexico_City
gptkb:Michoacán
gptkbp:aftermath yes
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 8.0
gptkbp:casualties at least 10,000
gptkbp:commemorates annual drills on September 19 in Mexico
gptkbp:country gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:damageCost over $3 billion USD
gptkbp:date 1985-09-19
gptkbp:displacedPeople hundreds of thousands
gptkbp:epicenter gptkb:Michoacán,_Mexico
gptkbp:fault Cocos Plate subducting beneath North American Plate
gptkbp:followedBy aftershock on 1985-09-20
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1985 Mexico City earthquake
gptkbp:impact formation of civil society organizations
major changes in Mexican civil protection laws
gptkbp:injuries at least 30,000
gptkbp:maximumDepth 15 km
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national and international
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Plaza_de_la_Solidaridad
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Hospital_Juárez_de_México
gptkb:Nuevo_León_apartment_complex
gptkb:Televicentro
gptkbp:precededBy foreshock on 1985-09-18
gptkbp:response gptkb:treaty
massive rescue efforts
gptkbp:seismicMoment 1.3×10^21 Nm
gptkbp:timezone 07:17
gptkbp:tsunami yes
gptkbp:type subduction zone earthquake
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ring_of_Fire
gptkb:Pacific_Ring_of_Fire
gptkb:Plaza_de_la_Solidaridad
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5