Guwahati: A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico on Tuesday near the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, leaving at least one person dead and shaking buildings in the capital several hundred kilometers away.
The epicenter was 11 kilometers (seven miles) southeast of Acapulco in Guerrero state, the National Seismological Service reported.
A man was killed when a utility pole fell on him in the nearby city of Coyuca de Benitez, Guerrero state governor Hector Astudillo told Milenio TV.
Se registró un fuerte sismo de magnitud 6.9 grados, con epicentro en Acapulco, Guerrero, el movimiento telúrico se sintió en varios estados del país https://t.co/nZCVw2o909 pic.twitter.com/JfzUsf00sT
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