Tsunami alert issued for part of Mexico after 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes off of the country's southwestern coast
The Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami alert warning of potentially hazardous waves striking Mexico immediately.There are no known casualties or damage yet recorded in Mexico City, according to the city's mayor, Claudia Sheinbaum.The USGS provided more detail, saying that the quake struck about 37 kilometers south east of the city of Aquila, in Michoacan state.
The quake depth was about 15.1 kilometers, the USGS also reported.The news comes on the fifth anniversary of the 2017 earthquake that killed 216 people in Mexico City. Read MoreThe epicenter of that 7.1-magnitude earthquake was 2.8 miles east-northeast of San Juan Raboso and 34.1 miles south-southwest of the city of Puebla, in Puebla state, the USGS reported at the time.
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