MEXICO CITY — A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck in Mexico’s western Guerrero state Saturday night, shaking buildings and causing panic in the nation’s capital and the Pacific resort of Acapulco. Officials said at least three people died, but there were no reports of widespread damage.
The USGS said the quake occurred at a depth of 40.3 miles. It was centered about 26 miles southwest of Iguala in Guerrero and 103 miles south-southwest of Mexico City.
Mexico’s Interior Department said the quake was felt in parts of nine states.
Humberto Calvo, undersecretary of Guerrero’s civil protection agency, said three deaths had been reported in the state. He said one man was killed when a house’s roof collapsed in Iguala, a second died in the small town of Ixcateopan and the driver of a cargo truck was killed by rocks that fell on the vehicle while driving on a highway linking Acapulco with Mexico City.
Calvo said rock slides blocked a secondary highway between the cities.
High-rise buildings swayed in the center of Mexico City for more than a minute, and shoppers were temporarily herded out of some shopping centers until the danger passed.
In Acapulco, which is in Guerrero, hundreds of anxious tourists congregated in the street after they fled rocking buildings that are strung along the coastal boulevard.
Authorities said they found no structural damage and had no reports of injuries in the Pacific resort, which was about 87 miles from the quake’s epicenter.
