China News.com, June 24th. According to a comprehensive report, a strong earthquake occurred in Oaxaca, southern Mexico, on June 23 local time. There were many earthquakes across the country, buildings were damaged, and many people rushed to the streets to take refuge. Reuters reported that the earthquake has killed at least five people and injured many others. The Russian satellite network quoted the Mexican civil defense agency as saying that more than 30 people were injured.

　　According to data from the National Seismological Bureau of Mexico, the earthquake occurred at 10:29 am local time on the 23rd, with a magnitude of 7.5 on the Richter scale, and the epicenter was located 14 miles from the Pacific town of Cruzesita in the coastal town of Oaxaca. According to another report by the United States Geological Survey, the magnitude of the earthquake was 7.4 on the Richter scale, with a focal depth of about 26.3 kilometers.

　　Reuters said that the epicenter of the earthquake was mountainous in Oaxaca, and that the landslides caused by the earthquake blocked some roads, and some areas were isolated from the outside world, affecting rescue work, and the number of casualties may rise further. At present, the earthquake has killed at least 5 people. The dead included a worker from the Mexican National Petroleum Corporation (Pemex), who died as a result of falling from a height.

　　In Mexico City, Mexico City, when the earthquake warning alarm sounded, the buildings shook violently and people ran to the street. Local officials said at least two people were injured and more than 30 buildings were damaged.

　　The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration previously issued a tsunami warning, but later said the danger was over. The head of the Mexican National Tsunami Warning Center said that after the earthquake, a tsunami with a wave height of less than 1 meter reached the coast of Mexico. He said, "The waves are not big, the wave height is 1 meter in the Acapulco area, the wave height is 50 cm in the area of ​​Oaxaca, and the wave height is lower in Chiapas. The wave is not destructive. , This is a small tsunami."

　　It is reported that Mexico is an earthquake-prone country. On September 7, 2017, an earthquake of magnitude 8.2 occurred in southern Mexico, killing 98 people; on September 19 of the same year, an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 occurred in central Mexico, killing 369 people.