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Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Mexico

2021-09-08T04:32:29.581Z


An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 on the Richter scale occurred Tuesday evening in southeastern Mexico, the National Seismological Center said, a ...


An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 on the Richter scale occurred Tuesday night in southeastern Mexico, said the National Seismology Center, a US center also warning of a risk of tsunami.

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The epicenter is 14 km southeast of Acapulco, in the state of Guerrero, 400 km south of Mexico City, the center said.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, based in Honolulu in the US state of Hawaii, warned that a tidal wave was "

possible within 300 km of the epicenter along the coast. of Mexico

”.

The shock lasted less than a minute and was felt strongly throughout the capital, according to several AFP journalists.

No information relating to victims or damage has yet been communicated.

The last major earthquake in Mexico (magnitude 7.1) occurred on September 19, 2017 and killed 369 people.

Source: lefigaro

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