1 killed after magnitude-7.1 quake shakes Mexico
Published : 09 Sep 2021, 00:35
At least one person was killed after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the southern Mexican coastal city of Acapulco in Guerrero state on Tuesday night, officials said, reported Xinhua.
Tremors were felt hundreds of kilometers away in the Mexican capital as buildings rocked and swayed in Mexico City.
The National Seismological Service reported via Twitter that the earthquake occurred at 8:47 p.m. local time (0147 GMT Wednesday) 11 km southwest of Acapulco, with a depth of 10 km.
A man was killed after a light pole fell on him in the municipality of Coyuca de Benitez, Guerrero State Governor Hector Astudillo Flores told local television.
Mexico City's mayor Claudia Sheinbaum asked residents to stay calm via her social networks.
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