¿Why the seismic alert did not sound with the Guerrero tremor What was recorded on the afternoon of Thursday, September 26? We tell you what we know about it.
At 1:03 p.m. on September 26, an earthquake was recorded in Guerrero about which the authorities detailed that it had its epicenter 40 kilometers south of Ciudad Altamirano.
Regarding the telluric movement, the National Seismological Service highlighted that It was magnitude 5.2 and in accordance with the CDMX authorities, we proceeded with the seismic alert activation.
However, residents of CDMX issued various messages on social networks in which they warned that in most areas of the city the seismic alert did not sound.
So,why didn’t it ring the seismic alert in Mexico City (CDMX) with the Guerrero earthquake that occurred on the afternoon of September 26? This we know.
CDMX authorities reported that the seismic alert was activated due to the Guerrero tremor; inhabitants say that it did not ring
Upon detection of the Guerrero tremor registered on September 26, the Mexican Seismic Alert System (Sasmex) shared a tweet in which He stated that the seismic alert was activated.
In the publication, the organization that informs about the prevention mechanism against earthquakes that is launched in the Valley of Mexico He maintained that it was activated the seismic alert.
In the same vein, the head of the CDMX Public Security Secretariat, Pablo Vazquezspread a message on X in the He also mentioned the activation of the seismic alert.
When referring to the implementation due to the detection of the Guerrero earthquake, the official highlighted that the respective security protocol was initiated throughout the country’s capital.
Despite what is maintained by the CDMX authorities, city dwellers They spread a large number of tweets in which they accused that in their localities the seismic alert did not sound.
In their publications, citizens warned that although other warning systems of mobile devices did warn about the Guerrero earthquake, the CDMX alerts they didn’t sound.
Given what happened, in the same messages they complained to the authorities about the possible inefficiency of the seismic alert, especially since some other citizens stated that in certain places it did ring.
In the INE and other places in CDMX the seismic alert did sound due to the Guerrero tremor
Although the majority of the inhabitants of the CDMX they assured that the seismic alert did not sound for him Guerrero tremorin a few places the mechanism was activated.
Such was the case of the headquarters of the National Electoral Institute (INE), where the seismic alert was launchedfor which the ordinary session of the General Council had to be paused.
This was shown in the live broadcast of the work, in which it was observed that when faced with the characteristic sound of the seismic alert, everyone They began to clear the meeting room.
In addition to the above, in other messages that were shared on social networks it was stated that the CDMX alert mechanism yes it could be heard at certain points of the city.
In one of the tweets, it was explained that as in the case of what happened at the INE headquarters, it was inside the central offices of Profeco located in the Condesa neighborhood where it did sound.
Furthermore, in another message an X user highlighted that in the Polanco area The seismic alert was also heard, but did not add further details about the situation.
Some X users stated that the seismic alert did sound (X)
Why didn’t the seismic alert sound throughout CDMX? Authorities investigate
Although at first the authorities maintained that yes the seismic alert was activated due to Guerrero tremorlater they modified the version about what happened.
Such was the case of SASMEX, which published a second publication that contradicted its first report, as it noted that the Guerrero earthquake of magnitude 5.2 did not merit activation of the seismic alert.
Regarding the above, the organization explained that the mechanism was not launched because “energy estimation in the first seconds, did not exceed pre-established levels”.
In the midst of the confusion that has been generated by the activation that did occur in some areasthe Secretary of Civil Protection of CDMX, Miriam Urzúa reported that it is already being investigated.
Interviewed by journalist Manuel López San Martin, the capital official said that she also reports have been receiveds about the supposedly random operation of the system.
However, he highlighted that the operation of the seismic alert corresponds to the Command, Control, Computing, Communications and Citizen Contact Center of Mexico City (C5).
For its part, the C5 has limited itself to sharing videos and infographics in which explains the contexts under which it is activated the mechanism and the situations that do not merit its implementation.
For this reason, until the closing of this publication there is no official explanation about the reasons why the seismic alert with the Guerrero earthquake did not sound generally in CDMX.
It should be noted that although the activation depends on other factors such as the proximity of the movement, reports affirm that the minimum magnitude for it to sound the alert is 6.0.
2024-09-27 11:05:31