1 killed after 7.1 magnitude quake shakes southern Mexico

Source: Xinhua| 2021-09-08 15:06:07|Editor: huaxia
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People are seen on the street after an earthquake in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico, on Sept. 7, 2021. A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the Mexican southern coastal city of Acapulco, Guerrero state on Tuesday night, with tremors felt here in the Mexican capital, reported the National Seismological Service (SSN). (Photo by Quetzalli Blanco/Xinhua)

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killed after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit the southern Mexican coastal city of Acapulco in Guerrero state on Tuesday night, officials said.

Tremors were felt hundreds of kilometers away in the Mexican capital as buildings rocked and swayed in Mexico City .

In its Twitter account, the National Seismological Service said the earthquake occurred at 8:47 p.m. local time (0147 GMT) 11 km southwest of Acapulco, at a depth of 10 km. Enditem

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