Deadly Earthquake Rattles Southern Mexico

The earthquake along the coast of the southern nation of Oaxaca, Mexico, on Tuesday, caused several deaths and damaged property.

Luis Alberto Cruz Hernandez/AP. An effective earthquake struck Mexico's southern Oaxaca the region on Tuesday, killing as a minimum of five humans and shaking buildings masses of miles away.

The 7.4-value quake struck mid-morning, in step with the U.S. Geological Survey. Its epicenter became off the Pacific coast approximately seven miles southwest of Santa María Zapotitlán, near the beach lodge of Huatulco. Reuters reports that rockfalls blocked the mountain roads in the region, reducing off remoted villages.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador stated 147 aftershocks were reported by way of noon. The quake becomes felt in numerous states and brought on seismic alarms in Mexico City, sending residents there onto the streets. More Than 60 People were found dead in Southern Mexico powerful earthquake THE TWO-WAY