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A child cries and residents gather in the street after a powerful earthquake struck western Mexico, shaking buildings in the capital on the anniversary of two major tremors in 1985 and 2017. The national seismological agency reported the quake was of magnitude 7.4, while the United States Geological Survey estimated it at 7.6. IMAGES
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck central Mexico, destroying several buildings in the country's capital of Mexico City and leaving over 240 people dead on Tuesday. Emergency services carried out rescue operations as they searched for survivors trapped in the surrounding buildings. Tuesday's earthquake comes just a matter of weeks after an 8.1 magnitude quake also struck central Mexico and killed nearly 100 people, mainly in the city of Oaxaca.
People stand in the street in Mexico City after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck western Mexico, shaking buildings in the capital on the anniversary of two major tremors in 1985 and 2017. IMAGES
Migrants protest outside the National Migration Institute in Mexico City after a truck carrying migrants in southern Mexico crashed last week, killing 56 people. IMAGES
People leave their houses and buildings and gather in the middle of Mexico City's streets to watch as power wires can be seen shaking during a 7.5-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Mexico this morning. IMAGES
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