¿What happens if there’s an earthquake in Mexico City during quarantine?

On a normal weekday in Mexico City, approximately 6.9 million people over the age of six travel to and from work, home, school, etc. But with a global pandemic now halting the vast majority of these daily commutes, how would the city manage a strong earthquake differently? Does quarantine change city residents’ exposure to the disaster? To answer these questions, we have employed two powerful tools — namely, a bespoke earthquake risk model designed for <a href="http://super.mx/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Súper</a> by ERN’s top civil engineers, and the 2017 “Origin-Destination” (EODH) survey database compiled in partnership between the federal and city governments and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). The former enables Súper to offer an innovative, parametric insurance that autopays in the case of an earthquake, while the latter helps to estimate the number of commutes and commuters that would normally travel through the metropolitan area of the Valley of Mexico. With these two tools, we set about assessing the level of earthquake risk, both at origin and destination points during an average weekday in Mexico City. The results are striking. <a href="https://medium.com/@dlunapla/what-happens-if-theres-an-earthquake-in-mexico-city-during-quarantine-11276bbccfaf">Read More</a>