1985 - Mexico City, Mexico Earthquake

• Regional: North America: Mexico: Science and Environment 

• Earthquake in Mexico September 19 and 20, 1985  - Offers a comprehensive paper on the history, magnitude of the disaster, public health and preventative measures, international cooperation, and lessons learned.
• Encyclopedia Britannica: Mexico City earthquake of 1985  - Summarizes the causes and effects of the disastrous earthquake.
• Global Post: The "miracle babies" of Mexico City: 25 years later  - Relates stories, photographs, and video for babies rescued after the 1985 Mexican earthquake.
• The Great Earthquake of 19 September 1985 in Mexico  - Provides a data summary and graphs of the earthquake and tsunami source mechanisms.
• LA Times: The 1985 Mexico City earthquake, remembered  - Remembers the 25th anniversary of the earthquake with current news, video, and related links.
• Reverberations: Mexico City's 1985 Earthquake and the Transformation of the Capital  - Presents a lecture by Diane Davis on the impact of Mexico's 1985 earthquake on the social, spatial, and political character of the capital city.
• USGS: Michoacan, Mexico, 1985 September 19, Magnitude 8.0  - Provides an overview, data, and photos from the earthquake.