Individual and organizational response to the 1985 earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico. - Report in PDF format prepared in 1990 by the Disaster Research Center of the University of Delaware. Includes observations of behaviors by organizations and individuals as well as conclusions and references. - http://cidbimena.desastres.hn/docum/crid/Agosto2004/pdf/eng/doc1369/doc1369.htm
Earthquake in Mexico September 19 and 20, 1985 - The Pan American Health Organization report on the magnitude of the disaster, public health and preventative medicine activities, and international cooperation is intended for health providers and disaster-responding agencies. - http://www.crid.or.cr/digitalizacion/pdf/eng/doc13951/doc13951.htm
Tsunamis of 19 and 21 September 1985 - Source Mechanism Study - Technical analysis uses seismic and geologic data and empirical relationships to determine energies and source areas of the resulting tidal waves. - http://www.drgeorgepc.com/Tsunami1985Mexico.html
COSMOS Data - Consortium of Organizations for Strong-Motion Observation Systems provides downloadable seismographic data from stations in the affected area. - http://db.cosmos-eq.org/scripts/event.plx?evt=125
The 1985 Mexico City Earthquake - Photos of damage, examples of building design changes following the quake, and discussion of liquefaction effects. - http://www.scieds.com/spinet/historical/mexico.html
Mexico's Earthquake 1985 - A student's account of his father's experiences in Texcoco and Mexico City includes data and his personal response to the story. - http://www.glynn.k12.ga.us/BHS/Juniorprojects/Hopkins01/miguelo23724/
Bank Lending for Reconstruction - World Bank analysis of its lending for housing after the disaster considers the impact of the combination of a disaster and a development context in structuring a successful program. - http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/oed/oeddoclib.nsf/fbcf8f354f66a8e685256885007dc765/9c4ea21bb9273c74852567f5005d8566?OpenDocument
Some Afterthoughts - Geoscience Research Institute discussion of "two contrasting modes of geological thought: uniformitarianism, which proposes that geologic changes occur by normal processes, and catastrophism, which proposes changes during unusual catastrophic events& - http://www.grisda.org/origins/12061.htm