7.0mag earthquake rocks Mexico’s southern state of Chiapas (PHOTOS)
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Chiapas, causing heavy damage to buildings and infrastructure in Mexico’s southern state.
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report that the earthquake, which occurred at 2.29am local time Wednesday, struck at a depth of 61 miles. The agency said “there is no tsunami threat.”
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Residents of the state are being urged to check their homes for structural damage after tremors measuring 6.7 in magnitude were felt along the Mexico-Guatemala border.
One person was injured when a church collapsed, however, no deaths have been reported.
#terremoto 14/06/2017 07:29:07GMT MEXICO-GUATEMALA BORDER REGION mag=6.7 prof=137km cálculo revisado https://t.co/CyrscFV8Nn
— IGN Sismologia (@IGN_Sismologia) June 14, 2017
Después de un #sismo revisa las condiciones del lugar en el que te encuentras. pic.twitter.com/ZkfIFYEQ21
— SEGOB México (@SEGOB_mx) June 14, 2017
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Julio Sanchez, spokesman for Guatemala's Conred national disaster center, told Reuters that a "damage assessment" has begun.
Images posted online of the aftermath show how the quake caused parts of buildings to collapse into the street in the Mexican city of Tapachula.
#SISMO de manera preliminar NO se reportan personas lesionadas o fallecidas a causa del sismo Mag. 7.0 @Luis_Manuel_GM@VelascoM_pic.twitter.com/jg3xqaKVUV
— PC Chiapas (@pcivilchiapas) June 14, 2017
Reportan daños materiales en #Huixtla tras el #sismo de 7.0 que se sintió muy fuerte en #Tapachulapic.twitter.com/xYZqIYtXCA
— Tapachu.la (@tapachulamx) June 14, 2017
Chiapas Governor Manuel Velasco said an investigation is underway to determine whether there are any casualties.
Comités de @pcivilchiapas en #Huixtla reportan algunas afectaciones en repellos, bardas y cristales sin lesionados. Continúa el monitoreo.
— Manuel Velasco (@VelascoM_) June 14, 2017