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The 1985 Mexico City earthquake struck in the early morning of September 19th at 07:17:50 (CST) with a magnitude of 8.0 and a maximal Mercalli intensity of IX.

The event caused serious damage to the Greater Mexico City area and the deaths of at least 5,000 people. After the main shock, two large aftershocks occurred. The first of these on September 20th with a magnitude of 7.5 and the second occurred seven months later on April 30, 1986 with a magnitude of 7.0. These aftershocks originated at the Middle America Trench, more than 350 kilometers (220 mi) away, but the city suffered major damage due to its large magnitude and the ancient lakebed that Mexico City sits on.

The event caused between three and four billion USD in damage as 412 buildings collapsed and another 3,124 were seriously damaged in the city.

Then-president Miguel de la Madrid and the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) was widely critiziced for what was perceived as an inefficient response to the emergency, including an initial refusal of foreign aid.

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