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Mexico earthquake: Estimated 5.6 magnitude hits off coast of Chiapas state on Guatemala border | |
(35 minutes later) | |
A 5.6 magnitude has struck 81km off the coast of the southern state of Chiapas in Mexico near the border with Guatemala. | |
It comes a week after another 6.2 magnitude quake was registered in the Pacific Ocean near the state. | |
Last week, Mexican authorities attempted to downplay rumours that a powerfully destructive earthquake was about to strike the country after Ecuador was hit by its strongest quake in decades, ABC News reports. | |
On Sunday, the official death toll from the 7.8 magnitude quake - which struck off the coast on 16 April - rose to 646 with 130 people still missing. | |
Thousands more were injured and many towns were destroyed. | |
Mexico is considered one of the world's most seismically active countries by the US Geological Survey (UGUS). | |
Additional reporting by Reuters |
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