MEXICO CITY, April 2 (Xinhua) -- A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Mexico City on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The quake struck minutes before 1 p.m. local time, shaking buildings in the center of the Mexican capital for several seconds, a Xinhua reporter said.
On his Twitter account, Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard said that the city's flyover was undamaged in the quake and that the subway was functioning normally.
There were evacuations of buildings and scenes of distress, said the mayor.
The USGS said the epicenter of the earthquake, with a depth of 12.3 kilometers, was located some 27 kilometers southeast of the town of Ometepec in Guerrero state.
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