For the second time this month, a large earthquake has struck Mexico. Unlike the M8.1 earthquake that occurred off the Pacific coast and far from Mexico City, this one was located under central Mexico and only ~150 kilometers from the massive Mexican capitol. This new earthquake was a M7.1 that located ~51 kilometers beneath the surface. That will hopefully help dampen some of the potential damage as over 8.5 million people live within 100 kilometers of this temblor. UPDATE: So far, it looks like at least 42 people have died in the earthquake.

Some fires have already been reported due to the earthquake damage. This video shows people outside after early warning alarms went off. The earthquake strikes about ~20 seconds into the video, when you can hear windows cracking and shaking of the building:

Momento captado durante el fuerte terremoto en la #CDMX #AlertaSismica pic.twitter.com/NqLf9U2Axm

— Alerta Chiapas ⚡ (@AlertaChiapas) September 19, 2017

Here’s a stunning video of a building shaking taken by someone on the 38th floor of a building in Mexico City:

Así el piso 38 en edificio de Reforma #sismo pic.twitter.com/cfx9nMJA1k

— CUBONoticiasMX (@CUBONoticiasMX) September 19, 2017

Now, it is unclear what the casualties might be, but it looks like significant damage has happened in Mexico City. People have been tweeting video from building in Mexico City showing billowing clouds of dust or smoke that could be from damaged buildings.

Current image of Mexico City. To all my family and friends, I hope everyone is safe. pic.twitter.com/dqCk47kcEK

— Francisco Parada (@paco_parada) September 19, 2017

Friend sent this video from Mexico City. Reports of buildings collapsing after 7.4 magnitude tremors hit Mexican capital. #mexicoearthquake pic.twitter.com/qve5FbxINw

— J.R. (@JRHDZV) September 19, 2017

Now, it is way too early to say that this earthquake was triggered by the M8.1 that occurred earlier in the month. There could be the chance that the previous earthquake added more stress to a fault that was close to rupture. However, it will take time to determine if this was actually the case. Check out some of the discussion of triggering earthquakes on this USGS page.

Shockingly enough, today is the 32nd anniversary of the disastrous 1985 M8 earthquake that was centered about as far from the city as this one was today. Just hours earlier, people had participated in earthquake drills in memory of that earthquake, which killed at least 5,000 people.

I’ll update this post as new information comes in, but as with many large earthquakes, the region should expect aftershocks.

UPDATE: this video of an amusement park near Mexico City show how surface waves translated into water waves and just how much shaking there was.

7.1 earthquake footage from tourist attraction Xochimilco in Mexico City pic.twitter.com/MeO27fEFsx

— J (@conecora1) September 19, 2017