Earthquakes Rattle Mexico: Hundreds of Homes Destroyed, Damaged. Two new earthquakes shook nearly 20 million people overnight in Mexico, which was already rattled Tuesday by a massive 7.4-magnitude tremor that ranked as one of the strongest in the country since a quake killed thousands almost 27 years.
The epicenter of Tuesday's quake took place in Guerrero state, which sits about 115 miles outside the popular beach resort Acapulco. The quake even shook the capital of Mexico City, which was devastated by the 1985 quake that claimed the lives of at least 10,000 people. "It sounded like thunder," one woman said. "We tried to stay calm and not trample each other. " Nine people were injured in Oaxaca and two in Mexico City, but no one had died in Tuesday's quake, Interior Secretary Alejandro Poire said late Tuesday night.
The border area of Oaxaca and Guerrero were hit hardest Tuesday. Lawmakers evacuated Mexico's parliament in the middle of hearings during the tremor, while office workers poured into the streets, afraid to go back inside. Hundreds of houses damaged after strong earthquake hits Mexico. NEW: Interior minister: 11 people are injured nationwide At least 500 homes are damaged in Guerrero state, the governor saysAt epicenter: "There are many cracked ceilings, many houses that collapsed"Residents rush into the streets in Mexico City, about 200 miles from the epicenter Did you feel the earthquake in Mexico?
Share your images and footage on CNN iReport. Lea este artículo en español/Read this article in Spanish and Arabic Mexico City (CNN) -- A strong earthquake damaged hundreds of homes in southern Mexico Tuesday and rattled residents hundreds of miles away in the nation's capital. The quake had a magnitude of 7.4, according to the U.S. Mexican authorities reported the magnitude of the quake as 7.8. At least 500 homes in the southern coastal state were damaged, Gov. The temblor injured at least 11 people, Mexican Interior Minister Alejandro Poire told reporters. Two people were injured in Mexico City, about 200 miles (320 km) from the quake's epicenter. Few injuries despite strength of Mexico earthquake - latimes.com. Reporting from Mexico City — A powerful and prolonged earthquake rocked Mexico on Tuesday, toppling houses near the epicenter in the south, cracking building facades in this sprawling capital and briefly terrifying a population well schooled in natural disasters.
Despite the quake's 7.4 magnitude, however, there were no reports of serious injury, according to President Felipe Calderon and officials across the country. Aftershocks rattled the area through the rest of the day. "This is one of the strongest we've ever felt," said Calderon, who urged Mexicans to remain calm. PHOTOS: Earthquake hits Mexico In this capital of 20 million, the quake shook office buildings and apartment houses and sent hundreds of thousands of people into the streets. The brunt of the shaking apparently was taken by the southern states of Guerrero and Oaxaca, near whose shared border the epicenter of the quake was pinpointed 12 miles below the surface.
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