…under my feet. Well, actually I didn’t feel the 7.4 terremoto (earthquake) about noon today. I heard it! I was walking up the Álcala and the windows on one of the university buildings started rattling and people began pouring into the streets, murmuring “un terremoto, un terremoto!”
The above photo was taken from above the Plaza de la Danza, outside the Palacio Municipal, about a half an hour after the initial shake and shortly before sirens went off and a 5.0 aftershock struck — which I also didn’t feel!
I continued on with my shopping and when I passed by the Palacio Municipal again, the media was all over the place, and more press conferences out on the sidewalk were being conducted. The fellow above is from the Proteccíon Civil Municipal of Oaxaca. The fellow below was speaking about the schools.
Though there is concern for the rural villages closer to the epicenter, currently all is well in the city. And one of the members of the municipal police force assured me the daughter of “my” president was fine.
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Your president huh? Can’t believe you didn’t feel it. We were in one in Zihuatanejo a few years ago that was 4.9 and I felt it.
I can’t believe I didn’t feel it either! I’ve been home for all the others we’ve had, and though smaller, I’ve felt them. Re: “Mi” presidente… I don’t know that my Spanish will ever get to the level where I can discuss politics!
Oh boy this makes me nervous, I did not
feel the one we had about a week ago
but Mark did we were sleeping and his side
of the bed shook, not mine! It was centered
in El Cerrito. Was there any damage? Which
Obama daughter was there? Love me
[…] two weeks ago. However, I have experienced several smaller ones since moving here, including the March 20, 2012, 7.4 earthquake. Walking up Macedonio Alcalá, I didn’t feel that one, but heard windows rattle and people […]