7 Magnitude quake in oaxaca
Just swayed with the quake, preliminary info it was a 7 in the state of Oaxaca, will update as info is available, lets hoppe that there are no victims. navegator
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Earthquakes in the areas of Oaxaca and South encompassing the bay of Tehuantepec and Northern Guatemala are very common that is where the tectonic plate of Cocos sinks under the American Continent.
In Oaxaca there are some tombs in a place called Mitla, they are built in a cross and the interesting features are the roof slabs that are not supported by the stone wall slabs, rather there is a gap of one inch or more between the wall and the roof slab that prevents the roof slabs from moving or tumbling the walls, so this was a known phenomena to the Zapotecas, there will always be earthquakes in Mexico after a while you notice the telluric movement and just go on, or go out side where the high voltage lines sway rhythmically, asi es Mexico!
navegator
In Oaxaca there are some tombs in a place called Mitla, they are built in a cross and the interesting features are the roof slabs that are not supported by the stone wall slabs, rather there is a gap of one inch or more between the wall and the roof slab that prevents the roof slabs from moving or tumbling the walls, so this was a known phenomena to the Zapotecas, there will always be earthquakes in Mexico after a while you notice the telluric movement and just go on, or go out side where the high voltage lines sway rhythmically, asi es Mexico!
navegator
