Strong Quake Shakes Capital, Acapulco
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A strong earthquake shook southern and central Mexico, causing buildings to sway and people to flee into the streets throughout Mexico City.
There were no immediate indications of major damage or injuries.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 5.5 and was centered 25 miles north of Acapulco. Mexico’s National Seismological Services said the magnitude was 6.1.
Mexico City, built on a former lake bed of silty soil, often feels quakes that are centered hundreds of miles away.
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