A magnitude 7,1 earthquake shook the state of Guerrero on Tuesday night (early Wednesday morning Greek time), the Mexican National Seismological Center said, with Governor Hector Astudigio announcing the death of a human due to falling object.
The Mexican Seismological Center has revised upwards its estimate of the magnitude of the quake, which was originally estimated to be 6,9 on the Richter scale. The U.S. Tsunami Warning System, which had earlier warned that there was a risk of seismic waves in the Pacific after the quake, said minutes later that it was not expecting a tsunami.
The epicenter was reported 11 kilometers south of Acapulco, Guerrero, 400 kilometers south of Mexico City, according to the Mexican Seismological Center.
Damage
According to a correspondent of the French Agency in Acapulco, several aftershocks were felt. Buildings in the city have been damaged, a Reuters correspondent reported earlier.
The Civil Protection in Guerrero reported earlier that it had reported rock falls and landslides on sections of the road network.
The mayor of the Mexican capital, Claudia Seinbaum, announced via Twitter that there were power outages. However, the public transport network continues to operate smoothly, he added, adding that he has not been informed of any casualties or serious material damage in the city.
The quake, which lasted less than a minute, was particularly felt in Mexico City, AFP reporters reported. Video taken by one of them at the capital's airport shows an electronic board with information on arrivals and departures of flights fluctuating.
The most recent major earthquake in Mexico (also 7,1 magnitude) had hit the country on September 19, 2017 and according to the official report, had claimed the lives of 369 people.
In 1985, an earthquake measuring 8,2 on the Richter scale killed 10.000 people in Mexico.
In the capital's Roma Sur district, power was cut off and terrified residents went outside, many wearing only underwear or pajamas in the rain, a Reuters reporter found. Some held their children or pets in their arms.
"It was horrible. "I really remember the earthquake of 1985 every time something like this happened," said Jasmine Risk, a 70-year-old neighborhood resident.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake had a magnitude of 7,0 - initially measuring 7,4 on the Richter scale - and its epicenter was 37 kilometers northwest of San Marcos in the state. Guerrero. He noted that it was superficial, it had a focal depth of 12,5 km, as he calculated.
#Mexico City's skyline, showing the Earthquake Lights phenomenon from a 7.1 quake with an epicenter in Acapulco that was felt in many parts of the country. Curious sidenote: people were making memes wondering if this September would bring any earthquakes. It did.#Sismo #Temblor pic.twitter.com/2py9610bUF
- Antonio Video (@AntonioVideoTJ) September 8, 2021
BREAKING - This is how the strong lived #sismo from the Cathedral of #Wrestling, The #Arena Mexico.
Buildings shook in #Mexico City on Tuesday night, sending people running into the street as a powerful #EarthQuake struck southwest of the country.#Mexico #Mexico #terremoto pic.twitter.com/QKdeHcpxUB
- RAJENDRA PATEL (@RAJENDRNCR) September 8, 2021
VIDEO: Signs shake, people spill into streets in Mexico City as 7.1-magnitude earthquake hits near the Pacific coast pic.twitter.com/ptIXp2KcuS
- AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 8, 2021
it looks like a scene from an action movie but this just happened a few minutes ago in the earthquake that was felt in mexico city :( pic.twitter.com/3UqVViPKIK
- (@idkmylou) September 8, 2021
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