Powerful earthquake shakes southern, central Mexico

Mexico Earthquake
A policeman removes rubble from a building damaged by an earthquake in Oaxaca, Mexico, Tuesday, June 23, 2020. The earthquake was centered near the resort of Huatulco, in the southern state of Oaxaca. (AP Photo/Luis Alberto Cruz Hernandez)

MEXICO CITY (AP) _ A powerful earthquake centered near the southern Mexico resort of Huatulco has killed at least one person, swayed buildings in Mexico City and sent thousands fleeing into the streets.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said one person was killed and another injured in a building collapse in Huatulco.

Otherwise he said reports were of minor damage such as broken windows and collapsed walls.

Ports, airports and refineries were not damaged.

The U.S. Geologic Survey said the magnitude 7.4 quake hit at 10:29 a.m. Tuesday near Mexico’s southern Pacific coast at a depth of 16 miles (26 km).

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