Residents stand amid a damaged house in Ometepec, in Guerrero state, a day after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit central and south Mexico. Earlier estimates had measured the quake as a 7.6.
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Earthquake hits Mexico

Residents stand amid a damaged house in Ometepec, in Guerrero state, a day after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit central and south Mexico. Earlier estimates had measured the quake as a 7.6.

Residents stand amid a damaged house in Ometepec, in Guerrero state, a day after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit central and south Mexico. Earlier estimates had measured the quake as a 7.6. (Pedro Pardo / AFP/Getty Images)

A bus is crushed by a bridge that collapsed in the quake, which struck near the tourist resort of Acapulco.

A bus is crushed by a bridge that collapsed in the quake, which struck near the tourist resort of Acapulco. (Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP/Getty Images)

Patients of a hospital in Ometepec are now being treated outside after the earthquake.

Patients of a hospital in Ometepec are now being treated outside after the earthquake.  (Pedro Pardo / AFP/Getty Images)

Firefighters work to remove a bus damaged by a bridge.

Firefighters work to remove a bus damaged by a bridge. (Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP/Getty Images)

A man looks at a church in Igualapa, in Guerrero state, damaged in the quake.

A man looks at a church in Igualapa, in Guerrero state, damaged in the quake. (Pedro Pardo / AFP/Getty Images)

A family sleeps outside their home in fear that aftershocks could cause their home to collapse in Pinotepa Nacional, in Oaxaca state. So far there have been no deaths reported.

A family sleeps outside their home in fear that aftershocks could cause their home to collapse in Pinotepa Nacional, in Oaxaca state. So far there have been no deaths reported.  (Luis Alberto Cruz Hernandez / Associated Press)

A young resident of San Juan Cacahuatepec dumps a wheelbarrow full of debris onto a pile of rubble.

A young resident of San Juan Cacahuatepec dumps a wheelbarrow full of debris onto a pile of rubble. (Luis Alberto Cruz Hernandez / Associated Press)

People in Mexico City react fearfully to a strong quake.

People in Mexico City react fearfully to a strong quake. (Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP/Getty Images)

People run in the streets of Mexico City after a strong quake hits.

People run in the streets of Mexico City after a strong quake hits. (Yuri Cortez / AFP/Getty Images)

A member of the Mexican Red Cross assists a woman as thousands remain on the streets in Mexico City after a powerful earthquake struck southwest Mexico, causing residents in the capital several hundred miles away to rush out onto the streets.

A member of the Mexican Red Cross assists a woman as thousands remain on the streets in Mexico City after a powerful earthquake struck southwest Mexico, causing residents in the capital several hundred miles away to rush out onto the streets. (Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP/Getty Images)

People remain in the streets in Mexico City after a strong quake hit. There were no immediate reports of damage. The quake struck near the tourist resort of Acapulco just after midday.

People remain in the streets in Mexico City after a strong quake hit. There were no immediate reports of damage. The quake struck near the tourist resort of Acapulco just after midday.  (Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP/Getty Images)

A member of the Mexican Red Cross assists a woman as thousands remain on the streets in Mexico City after a strong quake hit.

A member of the Mexican Red Cross assists a woman as thousands remain on the streets in Mexico City after a strong quake hit. (Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP/Getty Images)

A woman is comforted by others in the streets of Mexico City after the earthquake.

A woman is comforted by others in the streets of Mexico City after the earthquake.  (Yuri Cortez / AFP/Getty Images)

A young man holds his dog after leaving his house in Mexico City after the earthquake.

A young man holds his dog after leaving his house in Mexico City after the earthquake.  (Yuri Cortez / AFP/Getty Images)

Workers observe the facade of a building in Mexico City that was damaged by the quake.

Workers observe the facade of a building in Mexico City that was damaged by the quake.  (Yuri Cortez / AFP/Getty Images)

People walk in the streets in Mexico City after a strong quake hit Mexico.

People walk in the streets in Mexico City after a strong quake hit Mexico.  (Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP/Getty Images)

A man leaves his car and looks up at buildings in Mexico City after the quake.

A man leaves his car and looks up at buildings in Mexico City after the quake.  (Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP/Getty Images)

A man walks over the debris that fell from a building in Mexico City.

A man walks over the debris that fell from a building in Mexico City.  (Yuri Cortez / AFP/Getty Images)

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