6.1-magnitude quake hits Mexico

新华社| 2017-09-24 06:08:08|Editor: Mu Xuequan
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MEXICO CITY, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted southeastern Mexico on Saturday, said the country's national seismic monitoring center.

According to the agency, the quake hit the state of Oaxaca and its surrounding waters at 7:52 local time (1252 GMT), with a depth of 75 km.

Although earthquake warnings were triggered in the capital Mexico City, the tremor was not strongly felt.

The quake was strongly felt in the epicenter in Oaxaca, where many buildings collapsed and communication signals were interrupted, nearby residents told Xinhua.

A powerful earthquake struck off Mexico's southern coast on Sept. 7 night, with its epicenter 96 km southwest of the town of Pijijiapan in Chiapas state, at a depth of 33 km.

According to Mexican authorities, it was the most intense earthquake the country has experienced in the last 100 years.

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