“The day Mexico City was reborn”: the iconic buildings that collapsed in 1985 and 2017 and what stands in their place today

On September 19, 2017, at 13:14 local time, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Mexico, with its epicenter located near the borders of Morelos. The disaster resulted in 369 fatalities nationwide, with 228 of those deaths occurring within Mexico City. In addition to the loss of life, the seismic event caused damage to more than 22,000 homes across the affected regions.

Nine years following the tragedy, the current state of the specific sites where buildings collapsed in Mexico City remains a focal point of reflection. The ongoing assessment of these locations serves as a marker of the city's recovery and the long-term impact of the 2017 seismic activity on the urban landscape.