“The tsunami risk on the Chiapas coast does not represent a major risk, it’s not very big, it’s not a major worry,” President Enrique Pena Nieto said in a call to TV network Televisa.The USGS reported multiple aftershocks, ranging in magnitude from 4. “I nearly fell over. Children were crying.The epicenter of the quake was in the Pacific, 54 miles (87 km) southwest of the town of Pijijiapan in the poor southern state of Chiapas, 43 miles deep.In one central neighborhood, dozens of people stood outside after the quake, some wrapped in blankets against the cool night air.“It felt horrible, and I thought, ‘this is going to fall’. The cornice of a hotel came down in the southern tourist city of Oaxaca, a witness said. Four people were killed in the state, Governor Manuel Velasco said.7 m) in Mexico, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. Two children were killed in neighboring Tabasco state, Governor Arturo Nunez said. Mexican television showed images of the sea retreating about 50 meters, and authorities evacuated some coastal areas.1 struck off the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, killing at least six people and triggering small tsunami waves but no major destruction.
Classes were suspended in most of central and southern Mexico on Friday to allow authorities to review damage. Pena Nieto said operations at the Salina Cruz refinery in the same region as the epicenter were temporarily suspended as a precautionary measure.Windows also shattered at Mexico City airport and power went out in several neighborhoods of the capital, affecting more than 1 million people.IN PYJAMASPeople in Mexico City, one of the world’s largest cities, ran out into the streets in pajamas and alarms sounded after the quake struck just before midnight, a Reuters witness said.”State oil company Pemex said it was still checking for damage at its installations.A number of buildings suffered severe damage in parts of southern Mexico.Helicopters buzzed overhead a few minutes later, apparently looking for damage to buildings in the city, which is built on a spongy, drained lake bed.7.The president said more aftershocks were likely and that people should carefully check their homes and offices for structural damage and for gas leaks.Rescue workers labored through the night in badly affected areas to check for people trapped in collapsed buildings.
“We are alert,” he said.There was no tsunami threat for American Samoa and Hawaii, according to the US Tsunami Warning System. Some of the worst initial reports came from marine lighting manufacturers Juchitan in Oaxaca state, where sections of the town hall, a hotel, a bar and other buildings were reduced to rubble. The national disaster agency of the Philippines put the country’s eastern seaboard on alert, but no evacuation was ordered.3 to 5. The tremor was felt as far away as neighboring Guatemala. At first I laughed, but when the lights went out I didn’t know what to do,” said Luis Carlos Briceno, an architect, 31, who was visiting Mexico City.Liliana Villa, 35, was in her apartment when the earthquake struck and she fled to the street in her pajamas.Mexico City: An earthquake of magnitude 8.”.3 ft (0.The quake was apparently stronger than a devastating 1985 tremor that flattened swathes of Mexico City and killed thousands, but this time damage to the city was limited.“I had never been anywhere where the earth moved so much.The quake triggered waves as high as 2.