7.2 Earthquake strikes south & central Mexico
A 7.2 earthquake strikes south and central Mexico, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The USGS put the quake’s preliminary magnitude at 7.5 and said its epicenter was 2 kilometers southeast of Pinotepa in Oaxaca state. It had a depth of 43 kilometers.
The earthquake was reportedly felt in Mexico City, where a 7.1 earthquake struck this past September, leaving left 228 people dead in the capital and 369 across the region.
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