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Article: Earthquake strongly felt in Acapulco, Mexico City; no damage or deaths reported
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- April 13, 2007
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ACAPULCO, Mexico -- A strong earthquake shook southern Mexico
early Friday, knocking out power in parts of Mexico City and
Acapulco, swaying tall buildings and sending frightened people into
the streets in their pajamas.
Civil defense officials in Mexico and the Pacific coast state of
Guerrero, where the magnitude-6 quake was centered, said there were
no reports of any deaths or major damage. One person was injured
falling down stairs trying to get to the street. Television video
showed fallen ceiling tiles, and cracks running through the facades
of buildings. City inspectors checked one precariously leaning five-
story apartment building, where eight families evacuated.
The quake, which hit ...