Mexico’s Killer Quake

Eric Luse

San Francisco Chronicle

Jesus Martinez Velazquez died in 1977 and was buried outside Mexico City at the San Lorenzo Cemetery. His grave was amongst hundreds ordered dug up to make room for the burial of earthquake victims that were identified. Relatives were given three days to find and identify their loved ones to escape burial in mass graves.

Eric Luse, "Mexico’s Killer Quake," in POYi Archive, Item #13576, http://archive.poy.org/index.php/items/show/13576 (accessed May 10, 2025).