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Time2025-08-21 01:24:15 UTC2025-08-21 01:24:15 UTC at epicenterLocation6.408°S 147.912°EDepth66.25 km (41.17 mi)
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Background:
Volcán Popocatépetl, whose name is the Aztec word for smoking mountain, towers to 5426 m 70 km SE of Mexico City to form North America’s 2nd-highest volcano. The glacier-clad stratovolcano contains a steep-walled, 250-450 m deep crater. The generally symmetrical volcano is modified by the sharp-peaked Ventorrillo on the NW, a remnant of an earlier volcano.
At least three previous major cones were destroyed by gravitational failure during the Pleistocene, producing massive debris-avalanche deposits covering broad areas south of the volcano. The modern volcano was constructed to the south of the late-Pleistocene to Holocene El Fraile cone. Three major plinian eruptions, the most recent of which took place about 800 AD, have occurred from Popocatépetl since the mid Holocene, accompanied by pyroclastic flows and voluminous lahars that swept basins below the volcano. Frequent historical eruptions, first recorded in Aztec codices, have occurred since precolumbian
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ST. LOUIS – The deadline to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance is Tuesday, August 26 for St. Louis City and St. Louis County residents affected by the May 16 disaster.
If your home or personal property sustained damage not covered by insurance, FEMA may be able to provide money to help you pay for home repairs, a temporary place to live and essential personal property that was destroyed.
The fastest way to apply for Individual Assistance is at DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling FEMA at 1-800-621-3362. If you are unable to apply online or by phone, someone at a Disaster Recovery Center can assist you.
Visit a Disaster Recovery CenterLOCATIONSHOURS OF OPERATIONUrban League Entrepreneurship and Women’s Business Center
4401 Natural Bridge Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63115Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sunday: ClosedUnion Tabernacle M.B. Church
626 N. Newstead Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63108Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
If you still need additional assistance after August 26, help is still available at DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling FEMA at 1-800-621-3362. Stay in touch with FEMA about your on-going recovery needs.
Helpful Tips:
Read your letter from FEMA carefully.Provide contractor estimates for disaster-related repairs, including contractor contact information.To request assistance to help with rent, homeowners and renters need to contact FEMA and let them know.If you received rental assistance from FEMA and require further rental assistance while working toward your permanent housing plan, stay in touch with FEMA. Continued Temporary Housing Assistance (CTHA) may
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