The quake was felt strongly in Mexico City where buildings shook and office
employees fled into the street, according to a Reuters witnesses. Cell phone
lines were down and traffic snarled in the capital moments after the quake.
“I swear I never felt one so strong, I thought the building was going to
collapse,” said Sebastian Herrera, 42, a businessman from a
neighborhood hit hard in Mexico’s devastating 1985 earthquake, which killed
thousands.
The quake was felt as far away as Guatemala City. No damage was reported in
the southern state of Oaxaca, near where the quake hit, according to local
television.
A man walks over the debris from a building following a strong, long 7.6
earthquake with an epicenter in Guerrero state shook central southern Mexico
(AFP)
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