Magnitude 8 earthquake rocks southern Mexico: USGS

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 08, 2017
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MEXICO CITY - An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 struck southern Mexico late Thursday and was felt as far away as Mexico City, the US Geological Survey said, issuing a tsunami warning.

It hit offshore 120 kilometers (75 miles) southwest of the town of Tres Picos in the state of Chiapas.

Magnitude 8 earthquake rocks southern Mexico: USGS

Damages to a building following the strong earthquake magnitude 8.4 on the open Richter scale that violently shook Mexico in Oaxaca, Mexico, early 08 September 2017. // EPS-EFE PHOTO

Magnitude 8 earthquake rocks southern Mexico: USGS

Patients and doctors of a hospital in Villahermosa, Mexico, remain in the open air after a strong earthquake magnitude 8.4 on the open Richter scale violently shook Mexico, early 08 September 2017. // EPA-EFE PHOTO

Magnitude 8 earthquake rocks southern Mexico: USGS

People gather on a street in downtown Mexico City during an earthquake on September 7, 2017. // AFP PHOTO