It has been suggested that September 19 is cursed in Mexico, after powerful earthquakes occurred on this day in three separate years.
Earthquakes of these magnitudes or higher are relatively common in Mexico. The country is regularly affected by seismic activity that stems from the movement of the North American plate against the Cocos and Pacific plates, making it an extremelyIn the past 10 years, Mexico saw eight earthquakes with a magnitude over 7.0, many of which occurred in June, February, April and March. In fact, since 1900 only eight Mexican earthquakes have occurred in September.
With constant seismic activity all over the planet, coincidences are bound to occur. For example, an earthquake in Liechtenstein— Despite recent and significant advances in seismology, accurately predicting earthquakes is still beyond the reach of scientists.
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