The 1985 Mexico City Earthquake

Oscar Flores can feel the floor starting to shake. Soon, the ceiling is falling down in large chunks, and the walls are folding like paper. He doesn't know that what he's experiencing is one of the worst earthquakes in recent memory. An earthquake that is about to devastate an entire city.

The hosts of this episode are Maya Nalani and Luke Welland. The script is written by Maia Hörstadius and Alex Haeger. Sound design: Viktor Persson. Mayday is produced by the podcast company qast.

Charities and Non-profits:

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute:
https://www.eeri.org/

Build Change:
https://buildchange.org/

International Code Council:
https://www.iccsafe.org/

Fundación UNAM
https://www.fundacionunam.org.mx/