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On 19 September 2022, a moment magnitude 7.6-7.7 earthquake struck between the Mexican states of Michoacán and Colima at 13:05:06 local time. [1] [4] The earthquake had a depth of 26.9 km (16.7 mi), [1] resulting in a maximum intensity of VIII ( Severe) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. The USGS reported the epicentre was 35 km (22 mi ...
Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (Spanish pronunciation: [mitʃoaˈkan de oˈkampo] ⓘ; Purépecha: P'uɽempo), officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo (English: Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 31 states which, together with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico.
The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve ( Spanish: Reserva de Biosfera de la Mariposa Monarca) is a World Heritage Site containing most of the overwintering sites of the eastern population of the monarch butterfly. The reserve is located in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine-oak forests ecoregion on the border of Michoacán and State of ...
Headquarters. Morelia, Mexico. Circulation. Regional. Website. [1] La Voz de Michoacán is one of the leading daily newspapers in Michoacán, Mexico. It was established in 1948 by José Tocavén Lavín. The current [when?] editor (director general) is Álvaro Medina.
Cotija de la Paz. Cotija is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán. The municipality has an area of 504.05 km 2 (0.91% of the surface of the state), and is bordered to the north by Jiquilpan and Villamar, to the east by Tocumbo, and to south by the state of Jalisco. The municipality had a population of 18,207 inhabitants according to ...
Zamora de Hidalgo (Spanish pronunciation: [saˈmoɾa de i'dalɢo]) is a city in the Mexican state of Michoacán. The 2010 census population was 141,627. [ 1] making it the third largest city in the state. The city is the municipal seat of Zamora Municipality, which has an area of 330.97 km 2 (127.79 sq mi) and includes many other smaller ...
The 2019 Western Michoacán clasheswere a series of armed confrontationson 30 August 2019 between the Jalisco New Generation Cartel(CJNG) and the El Abuelo Cartel based in Tepalcatepec, Michoacán, Mexico. The clashes began early in the morning, when CJNG launched an attack on El Abuelo after declaring war on the El Abuelo Cartel and stating ...
UTC−5 ( CDT) Area code. 452. Website. Official Website. Uruapan is the second largest city in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is located at the western edge of the Purépecha highlands, just to the east of the Tierra Caliente region. Since the colonial period, it has been an important city economically due its location.