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| 7.2 magnitude quake hits Mexico near Pacific coast – USGS | 7.2 magnitude quake hits Mexico near Pacific coast – USGS |
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| A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 has rocked southern and central Mexico. The tremors reportedly shook buildings across the country's capital. | A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 has rocked southern and central Mexico. The tremors reportedly shook buildings across the country's capital. |
| The quake hit the southwestern Mexican state of Oaxaca, United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports. Situated closest to the epicenter is the municipality of Pinotepa de Don Luis, with a population of some 6,700. Tremors were felt as far as Mexico city, with locals posting videos of shaking trees and buildings to social media. Alarms went off across the capital and thousands of people flooded into the streets. | |
| The quake, which has been revised from a 7.5-magnitude in earlier reports, hit at a depth of 24.6 kilometers (15.3 miles) near the Pacific coast. No tsunami warning has been issued. | |
| Mayor of Mexico City Miguel Ángel Mancera wrote on Twitter that review protocols have been activated. | |
| Civil Protection Service, which has been assessing the impact of the quake, stated that no damage has been reported so far. | |
| Mexico is still recovering from a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that killed 228 people in Mexico City and 369 across the central part of the country in September 2017. | |
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