Earthquake Shakes Mexico City

April 13th, 2007 by Pia Taylor

Earthquake Sign in a Mexico City Hotel

The earth is restless, it would seem. Only ten days after the Solomon Islands quakes (and resulting tsunami), comes news of an earthquake in Mexico City:

The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6 and was centered 40 miles northwest of Acapulco, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It hit shortly before 1 a.m. local time, setting off alarms and sending people out into the streets in their pajamas.

Tourists in the Pacific Coast resort city of Acapulco rushed out of their hotels and huddled together, fearing aftershocks. (via)

Regular updates are being posted here (in Spanish).

Related stories:
6.0-magnitude earthquake shakes Mexico (MSNBC)
Earthquake rocks Mexico City, panics Acapulco (Dallasnews.com)

(Photo by Catherine O’Neil/Flickr)

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