Woman Dies in Latest Mexico Quake
A second strong earthquake in Mexico this month has killed at least one person, a woman who died of a heart attack after rushing out of her home in fright.
Radio reports said the woman died Friday night in Tuxtla Gutierrez, the capital of Mexico’s southernmost state, Chiapas.
Residents swept glass and debris off sidewalks throughout Chiapas on Saturday in the wake of the 6.3-magnitude temblor. Several churches and buildings were damaged.
It was Mexico’s second large quake in as many weeks. A 7.6-magnitude quake hit the country’s Pacific Coast on Oct. 9, killing more than 50 people and causing major damage.
The latest quake did little damage, a fact seismologists attributed to its depth. The quake’s center was 60 miles underground. The Oct. 9 quake struck 12 miles below the surface.
Even so, Friday’s quake shook tall buildings in Mexico City, 425 miles to the north. Tremors were also felt in Guatemala, Nicaragua and Honduras.
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