A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck western Mexico early Thursday, days after a major quake killed two people and damaged hundreds of buildings in the country, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage.
Shocked residents of Mexico City fled their homes as earthquake alarms sounded and buildings shook. Shortly afterward, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said on Twitter that there were no initial reports of damage in the capital.
The earthquake, which the US Geological Survey (USGS) initially measured at magnitude 7.0, was weaker and deeper than Monday’s, striking at a depth of 20.7 kilometers.
The epicenter of Thursday’s earthquake was recorded in the state of Michoacan, not far from Monday’s earthquake.
Mexico’s civil defense authorities and President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said there were no initial reports of damage in Michoacan or surrounding regions.
