People gather on a street in downtown Mexico City during an earthquake on September 7, 2017.
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.
/ AFP PHOTO / PEDRO PARDO
People gather on a street in downtown Mexico City after an 8.1-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico . Pedro Pardo / AFP Photo
The quake toppled houses in Chiapas state and causing buildings to sway violently as far away as the country's distant capital city. Pedro Pardo / AFP Photo
It also set off a tsunami warning. Pedro Pardo / AFP Photo
People react on a street in downtown Mexico City. The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at 11.49pm Thursday local time and its epicentre was 165 kilometers west of Tapachula in southern Chiapas state. Alfredo Estrella / AFP Photo
The US Tsunami Warning System said hazardous tsunami waves were possible on the Pacific coasts of several Central American countries, including Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama and Honduras, within three hours. Pedro Pardo / AFP Photo
The quake was so powerful that frightened residents in Mexico City more than 1,000 kilometers away fled apartment buildings, often in their pyjamas, and gathered in groups in the street. Pedro Pardo / AFP Photo
People gather on a street in downtown Mexico City during an earthquake on September 7, 2017.
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.
/ AFP PHOTO / PEDRO PARDO
People gather on a street in downtown Mexico City after an 8.1-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico . Pedro Pardo / AFP Photo
The quake toppled houses in Chiapas state and causing buildings to sway violently as far away as the country's distant capital city. Pedro Pardo / AFP Photo
It also set off a tsunami warning. Pedro Pardo / AFP Photo
People react on a street in downtown Mexico City. The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at 11.49pm Thursday local time and its epicentre was 165 kilometers west of Tapachula in southern Chiapas state. Alfredo Estrella / AFP Photo
The US Tsunami Warning System said hazardous tsunami waves were possible on the Pacific coasts of several Central American countries, including Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama and Honduras, within three hours. Pedro Pardo / AFP Photo
The quake was so powerful that frightened residents in Mexico City more than 1,000 kilometers away fled apartment buildings, often in their pyjamas, and gathered in groups in the street. Pedro Pardo / AFP Photo
People gather on a street in downtown Mexico City during an earthquake on September 7, 2017.
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.
/ AFP PHOTO / PEDRO PARDO
