The Torre Mayor stands in the lakebed area where most of the 1985 earthquake damage occurred , It was built with 96 dampers , which work like car shock absorbers to block the resonating effect of the lakebed and its own height . These diamond-shaped dampers are seen architecturally on its perimeter . With this extra bracing , this tower can withstand earthquake forces nearly four times as efficiently as a conventionally damped building . The dampening system proved its worth in January 2003 , as a 7.6 earthquake shook the city . Not only did the building survive undamaged , occupants inside at the time did not know a tremor had occurred
a 7.6 earthquake
2003 Colima earthquake
Torre Mayor