Date in year · 2017 · The 2010s
On September 7, 2017, the 8.2 Mw 2017 Chiapas earthquake strikes southern Mexico, killing at least 60 people. The year's #1 song was "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran.
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Featured · September 7, 2017
The 2017 Chiapas earthquake struck at 23:49 CDT on 7 September in the Gulf of Tehuantepec off the southern coast of Mexico near the state of Chiapas, approximately 87 kilometres (54 mi) southwest of Pijijiapan, with a Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). 2.
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2017 (MMXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2017th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 17th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 8th year of the 2010s decade.
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8.2 Mw earthquake and tsunami off of Mexico and Guatemala
The 2017 Chiapas earthquake struck at 23:49 CDT on 7 September in the Gulf of Tehuantepec off the southern coast of Mexico near the state of Chiapas, approximately 87 kilometres (54 mi) southwest of Pijijiapan, with a Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). 2.
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