TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED AFTER MEXICO HIT BY STRONGEST EARTHQUAKE IN A CENTURY

Posted 9-8-17

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The strongest earthquake to hit Mexico in 100-years has struck off the southern coast earlier today, killing at least 33 people and, prompting a tsunami warning for the area.

The quake, measuring 8.1 in magnitude, was situated about 54-miles south-west of Pijijiapan. Oaxaca, home of Mexico’s premiere beachbreak Puerto Escondido, and the Chiapas states are reported to have suffered severe damage.

The US Tsunami Warning Center said that โ€œwaves reaching more than three metres above the tide level are possible along some coasts of Mexico.โ€ The US Geological Society has confirmed the quake struck at around 11.50pm local time.

Photographer, Edwin Morales who lives at Puerto Escondido told MSW: “Yeah it struck right before midnight. It was a bit sketchy but luckily nothing major happened here at least. Some others areas got a pretty good shock from the shake.”

Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto said around 1 million people were initially left without power but electricity has since been restored to 800,000 of them.

Chiapas Governor Manuel Velasco said: โ€œThere is damage to hospitals that have lost energy. Homes, schools and hospitals have been damaged.โ€

More as we get it.


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