Earthquake today tremendously shook the southern Pacific coast of Mexico city with a 6.4 magnitude.
A strong quake hit on Thursday, sending people away from tall buildings in the city. The earthquake today, according to the U.S. Geological Survey is the second big quake in the region within a month. The temblor brought terror to the people in the capital while there are no reports of serious damages or casualties.
The earthquake today in southern Guerrero state had an epicenter about 9 miles (15 kilometers) north of the Tecpan de Galeana and was felt bout 171 miles (277 kilometers) away in the capital of Mexico. According to the city mayor of Tecpan, the city shook ferociously causing a huge wave of panic to its residents. Some of the roofs reportedly collapsed after the terrible shock, but no one was injured from the incident.
People in the region did not just actually experience the strong quake as a problem, but there is also the ongoing torrential rain that is hitting the area. In the capital of Guerrero state, a wall had collapsed and scared citizens were found to be taking refuge from the heavy pouring rain. Furthermore, in Mexico city, thousands of people have left from the office buildings as the strong quake struck the capital.
The earthquake today, which was initially recorded to be 6.8 was downgraded by the USGS into the 6.4 magnitude with a depth of 15 miles (23 kilometers). This day's terror is not the first time to be experienced by the people in the region as a previous strong temblor also struck on April 18. The 7.2 magnitude struck the same area, but luckily caused no damage or injuries.
Furthermore, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that the earthquake today has no initial indication of a tsunami threat in the island of Hawaii. The city is most likely vulnerable to lots of quakes because it sits atop a muddy sediments of drained lake beds, thus making it jiggle like jelly when quake waves hit.
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