This article is more than
7 year old
Mexico
6.2 magnitude quake felt in Mexico City, citizens evacuate onto streets (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
September 23, 2017 at 12:24
Earthquake warning sirens are currently sounding in Mexico City while the head of the city government has advised that emergency protocols have been activated following a 6.4 temblor in the city of Ixtepec in the southern state of Oaxaca.
Initial reports from the Mexican Seismological authority said the quake struck at 07:53 am local time at a depth of 10 kilometers with an epicenter approximately 12 km north of the City of Ixtepec. This is around 530km south of Mexico City.
Mexico has suffered far more powerful earthquakes recently; a 7.1 magnitude one that hit on Tuesday, killing at least 295 people, as well as the 8.1 magnitude quake in the southern state of Chiapas earlier in September.
READ MORE: Over 200 dead as powerful 7.1 earthquake destroys buildings in central Mexico
Mexico lies at the meeting point of three major tectonic plates, and it is therefore prone to multiple earthquakes within a short time, as have occurred in recent weeks.
Read More (...)
Keywords
Newer articles
In case you missed it
<p>They have been blasted from car stereos on the streets of New York City, played by DJs at nightclubs across the US, dubbed into Chinese on TikTok and inspired merengue songs...
UN assembly urges Palestine membership after vote
Island nation erupts into violence, three dead
Taylor Swift concert photo horrifies internet
Sean 'Diddy' Combs asks judge to reject lawsuit alleging rape of 17-year-old girl in 2003
Ukraine finds itself in a grave situation. Russia appears to be advancing
Ellen to make TV comeback after two years
How the West's plan to punish Russian oil backfired
Will Zionism survive the war?
Putin’s choice of new defence minister shows he’s preparing for confrontation with the West