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A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake has struck Mexico, shaking buildings and leaving at least one person dead in the country’s capital.
The quake struck early Thursday shortly after 1 a.m. (0600 GMT), just three days after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck western and central Mexico, killing two people.
Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said a woman died in a central neighborhood when she fell down the stairs of her home. Residents crowded the streets as seismic alarms went off.
The US Geological Survey said Thursday’s earthquake, like Monday’s, was centered in the western state of Michoacan near the Pacific coast. The epicenter was 46 km (29 miles) southwest of Aguililla, Michoacan, at a depth of 24 km (15 miles).
The Michoacan state government said the earthquake was felt throughout the state. He reported damage to a building in the town of Uruapan and landslides on the highway that connects Michoacan and Guerrero to the coast.
President Andre Manuel L?pez Obrador said via Twitter that Monday’s earthquake was an aftershock and was also felt in the states of Colima, Jalisco and Guerrero.
The earthquakes have shaken an already troubled country. A devastating earthquake in 1985 killed an estimated 9,500 people in Mexico.
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