Magnitude 8.1 quake hits off the coast of Mexico

Soldiers stand guard near the Sensacion hotel which collapsed with the powerful earthquake that struck Mexico overnight, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State.

Passers-by take snapshots of firefighters working on a building, damaged during the 8.1 earthquake that hit early today, in Mexico City.

Mexico and Guatemala were severely jolted overnight by an 8.1 magnitude earthquake. This building was damaged in Tacaná, Guatemala.

Evacuated patients lie on their hospital beds shaded by a tree, in the aftermath of a massive earthquake in Juchitan, Mexico.

Residents stand in front of rubble from a partially collapsed building felled by a massive earthquake in Juchitan, Mexico.

Residents stay in shelters after a 8.1 magtnitude earthquake in Tapachula, Mexico.

Damage to the municipal palace of Juchitan after a 8.1 magtnitude earthquake in Tapachula, Mexico.

A car lies under a pile of rubble from a damaged building in the eastern area of Mexico City after a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck off the coast.

A man dressed in a bathrobe waits outside with dozens of other people in downtown Mexico City after a powerful earthquake toppled buildings, damaged hospitals and sent skyscrapers swaying hundreds of miles away.

Power poles and electrical wires are scattered along a sidewalk in the eastern area of Mexico City. About 1.5 million people lost electricity after a powerful earthquake toppled power lines across the country.

Streets are littered with rubble and downed power lines in Mexico City.