China News Service, Beijing, September 8. News from Mexico City: A 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurred in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero on the 7th local time, and many earthquakes in the capital, Mexico City, were felt strongly.

According to local media reports, one person has been killed in the earthquake.

　　The National Earthquake Administration of Mexico announced on the 7th that a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred in the southern state of Guerrero on the same day. The epicenter was 11 kilometers southwest of Acapulco, Guerrero, and the focal depth was 10 kilometers.

According to the China Seismological Network, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in Mexico at 9:47 on the 8th Beijing time (19:47 on the 7th local time) with a focal depth of 30 kilometers. The epicenter is located at 17.12 degrees north latitude and 99.60 degrees west longitude.

　　According to local media reports, when the earthquake occurred, many parts of Mexico felt obvious tremors. In some areas, there were large-scale power outages. The tremor was felt strongly in the capital Mexico City and an earthquake warning was sounded.

Some people in Mexico City uploaded videos on social networks that showed that when the earthquake occurred, indoor lights and furniture were shaking violently for about 1 minute. People screamed and evacuated to the street. Houses along the street were damaged and gravel fell.

　　The Civil Defense Department under the Ministry of the Interior of Mexico has launched an earthquake-related emergency plan and stated that the earthquake did not constitute a tsunami risk.

Mexican media Milenio TV quoted local government sources and reported that one person has been reported dead in Guerrero, the epicenter, and the victim was hit by a building pillar.

The mayor of Mexico City said through social media that there have been no reports of property damage and casualties in the capital.

　　The epicenter of this earthquake is located in one of the most active seismic zones in the world.

According to the China Earthquake Network Express Catalogue, 4 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or higher occurred within 200 kilometers of the epicenter in the past 5 years. The largest earthquake was the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that occurred on September 19, 2017, local time, which was 202 kilometers away from the epicenter. 369 people were killed.

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