Mexico City Earthquake 1985 - Aftermath Pictures

Also see the Wikipedia article.

All Pictures Copyright 1995,2004 John Moore - All Rights Reserved

All Images JimRipps Reforma badblock baptisttruck baptisttruckhamstation bentrooffence bentsidewalk boyatfeedingcenter brokencolumns brokenstores brokenwall brokenwindows bucklingbldg burntbuilding carlos carlosantenna carlosatrescuecamp carlosoldoffice centralphoneexchange collapsedschool coloniaroma crowdatfeedingcenter crowdatpark crushedcars crushedtheater cruzroja curtains curtainscloseup demoguysbag embassyme floorcollapses girlsatfeedingcenter hammsgboard heavyequip hoteldecarlo housingprojects iintercon2 intercon kidsatfeedingcenter maternityhospsign mexcityfromair mhamericans mhbentpipe mhcave mhcave2 mhcrushedincubator mhrescueops mhrescueops2 mhsalvage mhsalvage2 mhtypewriter militarycamp minorhospitaldamage missingfourthfloor missingpersonslist missingsecondfloor missingwalls missionpilot mississippibaptist moderatedamage myhamshack myhotelroom paseodelareforma phoneexchange phoneexchange2 powerpole railinroad rescatefrontdoor rescateoffice rescatestation rescuercamp rescuerecovery rescuerecovery2 rubble salvage sears seismicfountain texasbaptists texasbaptisttrucksign totalcollapse totalcollapse2 totalcollapse3 transformer waterbladder xe1hcstation

Sample Images Collapsed School Maternity Hospital Me, at the U.S. Embassy Maternity Hospital - Rescue Attempts Formerly buried streetcar rail - bent into the air Hotel - demonstrates 2.5 Hz resonance of 10-15 story buildings Texas Baptist disaster relief semi-trailer (one of many international organizations present). Total collapse - very common downtown of middle-height buildings