A powerful earthquake has hit south-western Mexico on February 16th 2018, causing buildings to shake in the capital Mexico City, about 350 km away.
The centre of the 7.2-magnitude earthquake was near the town of Pinotepa de Don Luis in Oaxaca state, the US Geological Survey said. The quake was 24.6km underground.
Some buildings were damaged in Oaxaca, but no deaths were reported. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that there was no tsunami(海啸) threat. After Friday’s quake, thousands of people were seen running out of buildings in Mexico City as the ground shook. Some were crying, while others hugged each other on the streets of the capital.
Traffic stopped for a few minutes. The authorities activated earthquake alert systems in five states, including Mexico City. They asked people to stay outdoors.
Last September, two big earthquakes in Mexico killed hundreds of people. There were clouds of dust near buildings already damaged by the September quakes. “Since 8 September and 19 September we haven’t been that afraid,” said shoemaker Luis Rodríguez in Mexico City. But another woman said, “It is very scary to think your house can fall over you any second.”
Mexico is one of the most seismically(地震地) active regions in the world, sitting on top of three of the Earth’s largest tectonic plates—the North American, Cocos and Pacific plates.
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