- The buildings in Mexico City were shaken by the 7.1 magnitude earthquake.
- The epicenter of the earthquake was in Guerrero State.
- There are no reports of serious damage.
On Tuesday, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake occurred near the Mexican Pacific resort city of Acapulco, killing at least one person and shaking buildings in the capital hundreds of kilometers away.
According to the National Earthquake Administration, the epicenter was 11 kilometers southeast of Acapulco, Guerrero State.
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Guerrero Governor Hector Astudillo told Milenio TV that a man was killed by a telephone pole in the nearby city of Coyuca de Benitez.
But President Andres Manuel López Obrador said in a video message that there were no reports of major losses.
According to an Agence France-Presse reporter, telephone poles fell on multiple cars in Acapulco and the front of a church collapsed.
“I am scared and screaming”
A series of aftershocks made people nervous, and tourists evacuated the hotel.
“I was taking a shower, and suddenly I felt a very strong movement, and then I felt scared and screamed,” said a tourist from Mexico City, who fled outside wearing only a bath towel.
“I came with my mother. We are on the 11th floor of the hotel,” he said, hugging his 86-year-old mother who was crying.
Acapulco Mayor Adela Roman said that the earthquake caused “neurasthenia” in the city.
“People are worried because of aftershocks.”
She said that “a large number of gas leaks” were found in residential areas.
The earthquake was felt strongly in parts of Mexico City, and residents and tourists flooded the streets from their homes and hotels.
“I’m scared. I don’t know if I can sleep tonight. I’m worried about my daughter. I woke her up to take her out. I didn’t even wear shoes,” the 49-year-old resident Laura Villa.
Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said on Twitter that there was no immediate report of serious damage to the capital.
She added that there were power outages in several blocks and the Electricity Commission was working hard to restore it as soon as possible.
When the earthquake hit the power grid, a flash of light appeared over the capital.
Mexico is adjacent to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and is one of the most seismically active regions in the world. It is located on top of five tectonic plates, including three main plates.
On September 19, 1985, an 8.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in Mexico City, killing more than 10,000 people and destroying hundreds of buildings.
On the anniversary of that earthquake in 2017, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake killed approximately 370 people, mainly in the capital.
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