Just days after a devastating 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocked Mexico City, killing over 200 people, on Saturday morning just after 8:00 a.m., the southern state of Oaxaca was hit with another quake that’s currently being calculated at a 6.2 magnitude. According to the AP, the director of Mexico’s disaster agency says that Saturday morning’s earthquake is an aftershock of the 8.1 quake that hit on September 7 off the country’s southern coast.
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Oaxaca, Mexico, according to the US Geological Survey https://t.co/DinUw9KAhD https://t.co/1KJZlmZ4pQ
— CNN (@CNN) September 23, 2017
In an area that’s already seen so much devastation, local residents are on edge, prompting them to flee homes and buildings.
Alejandra Castellanos was on the second floor of a hotel in a central neighborhood and ran down the stairs and outside with her husband. In her words, “I was frightened because I thought, not again!”
Nataniel Hernandez lives in Tonala, one of the cities hardest hit by an earlier, Sept. 7 quake, which struck off the coast of southern Mexico with a magnitude of 8.1. He said by phone that it was one of the strongest movements he has felt since then. But he adds, “Since Sept. 7 it has not stopped shaking.”
As of now, it’s not known yet if the aftershock caused any damage or injuries but updates are still pouring in. Experts feel any damages or casualties should be localized.
“When that earthquake alarm went off, hearts started racing,” says @rosaflores after new quake felt in Mexico City https://t.co/sev2uERQV2
— CNN (@CNN) September 23, 2017
(Via The AP)