Powerful earthquake strikes in Mexico

Residents of Mexico City remain outdoors after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake was registered by U.S. Geological Service.  (Jose Mendez / EPA)

People comfort each other after a strong earthquake rattled Mexico City.  (Yuri Cortez / AFP/Getty Images)

Tourists remain outside a hotel in Acapulco after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. The quake was registered by U.S. Geological Service early Friday.   (Francisca Meza / EPA)

A man holds his child after evacuating a building following a strong earthquake that rattled Mexico City.  (Alfredo Estrella / AFP/Getty Images)

People remain in the streets after a strong earthquake Friday rattled Mexico City. The National Seismology Service said the quake’s epicenter was 19 miles northwest of Tecpan, in the southwestern state of Guerrero, near the Pacific resort of Acapulco.   (Alfredo Estrella / AFP/Getty Images)