An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale has struck the state of Guerrero, southwestern Mexico, shaking buildings across Mexico City and necessitating evacuations from nearly 300 km away.
“I was working when I started to feel seasick and we left the
office,” Andres Alcocer a 34-year-old publicist told
Reuters.
The quake occurred some 277km southwest of Mexico City, according
to the US Geological Survey. The epicenter of the quake had a
shallow depth of just 24 km.
There were no immediate details of any damage.
Mexico is located atop three large tectonic plates and is one of
the world's most seismically active regions.
On August 21, two strong 6.0 magnitude quakes hit central and
southern Mexico, causing extensive damage. One of the earthquakes
affected the capital of Mexico City and the resort city of
Acapulco, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people.
Numerous injuries were reported.
The country’s deadliest natural disaster occurred in September
1985 when an 8.1 magnitude earthquake killed more than 9,500
people in Mexico City.