Two dead, more than 3,000 buildings damaged in Mexico earthquake

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Two people were killed and more than 3,000 buildings were damaged by a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Mexico on the anniversary of two devastating tremors, authorities said Tuesday.

A woman died of injuries caused by a falling wall in Manzanillo in the western state of Colima, civil defense national coordinator Laura Velazquez told reporters.

The epicenter was located near the Pacific coast, around 400 kilometers west of the capital and 59 kilometers south of Coalcoman in the state of Michoacan, according to seismologists.At least 26 people received hospital treatment in Michoacan, where authorities reported damage to 3,161 houses as well as several dozen education and health centers.

There were hundreds of aftershocks, the most powerful of which was magnitude 5.8, according to the national seismological agency. On the anniversary of that earthquake in 2017, a 7.1 quake left around 370 people dead, mainly in the capital.

 

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