On this day in 1985, an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 on the Richter scale struck Mexico City. Get This Happened ...

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An earthquake's point of initial rupture is called its focus or hypocenter. The term epicenter refers to the point at ground level directly above the hypocenter.

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