[ad_1]
The National Seismological Service of Mexico issued a preliminary message in which it reported that the earthquake occurred on the coast of Guerrero. The institution assured that the tremor “It was strongly perceived in Costa Chica (epicenter of the earthquake), Acapulco, Centro and Montaña“.
The earthquake forced the population of Guerrero and also the tourists who were in the hotels on the coast to evict. The Mayor of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum, confirmed that there is also no damage in the Mexican capital, where only a “slight perception was noted in some areas”, according to the risk management entity.
The Civil Protection service of the state of Oaxaca, a neighbor of Guerrero and a traditional epicenter of earthquakes, revealed that after a trace “no loss of life, injury or material damage is recorded” in the region.
“Luminous phenomena” in eastern Cuba
Meanwhile, in Cuba the sighting of “a red and white light followed by a strong explosion“, According to the news portal Cubadebate.
Enrique Arango Arias, Head of the National Seismological Service, confirmed to this official media that “due to the nature of the phenomenon, a meteorite fell tentatively“.
Enrique Arango Arias, Head of the National Seismological Service confirmed to @cubadebatecu that due to the nature of the phenomenon, a meteorite fell tentatively.
– Cubadebate (@cubadebatecu) March 20, 2021
The phenomenon was registered by the Moa seismological station, located in the province of Holguín.
A similar meteorite fell on February 1, 2019 and shook several municipalities in the province of Pinar del Río, in the west of the country, without causing human loss or material damage.
On that occasion, the authorities said that it was a stone-type meteorite, which has an alloy of iron and nickel, as well as a large amount of magnesium silicate.
[ad_2]
