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Earthquake drill in Mexico City

Participate in the drill to make sure you're prepared for the next earthquake

Mexico implemented drills after a series of disastrous earthquakes - Photo: Berenice Fregoso/EL UNIVERSAL

English | 20-01-20 | 09:49 | Newsroom/EL UNIVERSAL in English | Actualizada | 20-01-20 | 10:11 |

Redacción El Universal

The federal government will carry out an earthquake drill today, in order to prepare people for a future natural disaster , especially after the country was struck by two disastrous earthquakes in 1985 and 2017 .

According to authorities, the earthquake drill will take place at 11 a.m. in the 32 Mexican states.

Recuerda que hoy a las 11 de la mañana se realiza el #MacroSimulacro2020. #LaPrevenciónEsNuestraFuerza pic.twitter.com/i8AjPTBHJn
— Claudia Sheinbaum (@Claudiashein) January 20, 2020

The seismic alarm will be activated and alert people that it is a drill . Mexico City authorities announced there will be four disaster scenarios in important areas of the city: Insurgentes and Reforma ; Zócalo ; Eje Central and Flores Magón , and Cuauhtémoc and División del Norte .

This will be the first drill of 2020 and authorities plan to organize two more throughout the year.

Hoy a las 11:00 horas (tiempo del Centro de México) se llevará a cabo el #MacroSimulacro2020, primero de tres en este año para poner en práctica y evaluar los protocolos en materia de reacción y atención a emergencias. La prevención es la base de la protección civil. Participa. pic.twitter.com/TjJLvlsvM0
— Alfonso Durazo (@AlfonsoDurazo) January 20, 2020

The government also launched the website www.preparados.gob.mx , where people will be able to report their location and how long it took them to evacuate the building.

Several quakes registered in Mexico City