4.7 magnitude earthquake hits Tlacolula, Oaxaca

by times news cr

And An earthquake was recorded in Mexico today Sunday, August 25th; 4.7 magnitude earthquake shook the municipality of Tlacolula, Oaxaca since the early hours of this weekend.

According to the report of the National Seismological Service, the tremor occurred at 8:27 a.m. 21 kilometers (km) north of Tlacolula, Oaxaca; this had a depth of 43 kilometers.

So far, the Civil Protection Secretariat of the state of Oaxacano casualties or material damage have been reported by this 4.7 magnitude earthquake.

Earthquake today in Mexico: Earthquake in Tlacolula, Oaxaca generates reactions on social networks

Hoy Sunday, August 25, a earthquake in Mexico; he 4.7 magnitude earthquake had its epicenter in the municipality of Tlacolula, Oaxacawhere different people took to social media to share their experiences.

In this regard, this is what a user of the National Seismological Service commented on social networks:

“It felt like 7″

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Another person gave more details about how the earthquake felt:

“It was very strange, the movement was as if it had been a blow, like when someone pushes you and that’s it 🤔 Anyway, as I said in the previous tweet, everything is fine, that’s all for my report.”

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Other users talked about his surprise at the time of the earthquake:

“Your mother is going to give me a mini heart attack”

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How to report an accident?

And accident I could be reported through 911since this number was implemented by the Federal Government to standardize emergency services in Mexico.

This number allows faster access to the following services:

  • Attention to all types of emergencies: All emergency services such as firefighters, civil protection, police, can be accessed on the same number
  • Forest fires: This number also allows users to communicate directly with the National Forestry Commission (Conafor)
  • Qualified care with standardized protocols: All people who operate 9-1-1 were trained and evaluated according to a program developed by the UNAM Faculty of Psychology.
  • Telephone First Aid Protocols: 9-1-1 operators are trained to provide telephone first aid for the 11 most common medical emergencies, to safeguard the life of those who need help while medical services arrive at the scene.
  • Care with a gender perspective: In coordination with the National Institute for Women (INMUJERES), protocols were incorporated for specialized care for victims of gender violence.
  • Automatic call location: The system will allow the identification of the location from which the emergency call was made, both from landlines and cell phones, which will allow the location of the nearest emergency units to provide faster and more precise attention.
  • Coordination between groups “under one roof” for better care: Coordination between corporations that provide emergency services is improved by locating them within emergency care centers, which speeds up the dispatch of units and avoids duplication and waste of resources.

911 emergency services They remain active 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

2024-08-25 18:54:29

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