At least four people were killed after a strong earthquake shook southern Mexico

A strong earthquake centered near the resort of Huatulco in southern Mexico killed at least four people, damaged buildings in Mexico City and caused thousands to flee to the streets.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that one person was killed and another injured in the collapse of a building in Huatulco, Oaxaca.

Otherwise, he said, reports of minor damage such as broken windows and broken walls. Oaxaca Governor Alejandro Murat later said that a second person was apparently killed in the collapse of a house in the small mountain village of San Juan Ozulotepic.

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The federal civil defense authorities have reported the death of two other people: a worker of the state-owned oil company, Pemex, fell to his death from a refinery building, and a man died in Oaxaca village of San Agustin Amatingo when a wall fell on him.

Pemex also said that the earthquake caused a fire at a refinery in the coastal city of Salina Cruz, which is located near the Pacific Ocean, relatively near the epicenter. She said that a worker was wounded and wounded quickly.

Lopez Obrador said that there were more than 140 aftershocks, most of them small.

Seismic warnings sounded in the middle of the morning with enough warning for residents to leave buildings. Electricity was cut off in some areas.

The US Geological Survey said the earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.4, struck at 10:29 am local time along the southern Pacific coast of Mexico at a depth of 16 miles. The epicenter was seven miles southwest of Santa Maria Zapotitlan in Oaxaca state.

I felt in Guatemala and throughout southern and central Mexico.

In Huatulco, a quiet beach destination known for surfing and small bays protected, the earthquake struck goods from shelves and some rubble from buildings.

Mary Gonzalez of Princess Mayev Hotel in Huatulco said that the staff and guests were able to vacate the building before the earthquake, but 45 minutes after the initial earthquake they were still outside with the strong aftershocks continuing.

Local media reported damage to some buildings in the state capital, Oaxaca. State officials said they were searching for damages.

The U.S. Geological Survey estimated that about two million people felt strong or moderate vibration, and another 49 million felt weak or slight vibration.

The earthquake hit an earthquake-prone area where four tectonic plates gathered underground. In the past 35 years, there have been at least seven earthquakes of magnitude 7 or greater, killing about 10,000 people – most of them in the 1985 earthquake 8.0

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