Magnitude 7.6 quake hits Mexico City, no immediate reports of casualties

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A powerful earthquake hits western Mexico, shaking buildings hundreds of miles away in Mexico City on the anniversary of two major tremors in 1985 and 2017

On September 19, 1985 a 8.1 magnitude quake in Mexico City killed more than 10,000 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings.

The national seismological agency reported the quake was of magnitude 7.4, while the United States Geological Survey estimated it at 7.6. Michoacan's Public Security Department said there were no immediate reports of significant damage in that state beyond some cracks in buildings in the town of Coalcoman.Frida the rescue dog emerges as hero of Mexican earthquake

 

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