M7.0 earthquake in southwest Mexico

An earthquake of magnitude 7.0 struck southwest Mexico. According to the United States Geological Survey the quake hit 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) east-northeast of Los Órganos de San Agustín, about eight miles from the Pacific Coast beach resort city of Acapulco. Its depth was initially measured at 7.8 miles (12.6 kilometers). The earthquake occured late on Tuesday 7^th of September while at least 92 aftershocks have been since recorded. Unfortunately, a 19-year-old man named Eliodoro Hurtado was killed after being crushed by a falling post.

As an aftermath, the quake shook the hillsides around the city, downing trees and throwing large boulders onto roads, causing power outages in several states.

In the central Roma Sur neighborhood of Mexico City, lights went off and scared residents rushed out, a witness said to Reuters. Residents huddled together in the rain, holding young children or pets.

The US tsunami warning system reports that there was a threat of a tsunami following the quake, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

In Mexico City, alarms could be heard shortly before the ground started shaking.

Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said there were no initial reports of major damage in the capital, which is about 231 miles (372 kilometers) from the epicenter. In a post on social media, Sheinbaum said that many people had lost electricity and authorities were working to restore power. The city's metro service said in a statement that train services had been resumed following a safety review.

Around 1.6 million customers were estimated to be without electricity in Mexico City and throughout four states, the country's state-owned utility service, Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) said in a statement. CFE said it was working to restore power to the impacted regions.

Earthquakes are not uncommon in Mexico because of its location at the edge of the North American tectonic plate. Two major quakes struck the country on September 2017, and on September 19, 1985, a magnitude-8.0 temblor killed an estimated 9,500 people in and around Mexico City. That quake left a huge scar on the city, resulting in changes in building codes and greater protections against earthquakes.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said there was no "significant damage" in Guerrero state, where Tuesday's epicenter is located.

While serious damage has not yet been reported around the epicenter, Lopez Obrador said authorities did receive reports of falling rocks.