M7.2 The 2010 Sierra El Mayor, B.C., Mexico Earthquake
2010-04-04 · 2 clips beside the simulated shaking · Full event report
Recorded
Interior of church during a wedding.
Via Miguel Herrera · clip page
Simulated
Mexicali
41 km from the epicentre · Simulated (SCEC BBP simulation, one realization)
Starts the clip where our reviewer marked the shaking and the animation as the first waves reach its site. The alignment is approximate.
What our reviewer saw
MMI VI- Many frightened; many run for shelter or outdoors
- Windows break and fall
- Heavy furniture moves
One camera's reading is good to about one level.
ShakeMap at the camera
MMI VII
USGS's estimate at Mexicali, Baja California, from instruments and reports.
Simulated
MMI VII · PGA 0.37 g
Simulated for Mexicali, the town the clip was filmed in.
epicentre simulated site camera, to about 2 km
Simulations can differ from what was filmed by a level or more. Here is why.