PHOTOS: A 7.5-magnitude earthquake shakes buildings in Mexico City

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Buildings shook in Mexico City and residents of the capital took to the streets after an earthquake struck off Mexico's western coast Monday afternoon.

The US Geological Survey said in a preliminary report that the quake had a magnitude of 7.5 and was centered at a depth of 10 km in the area off the coast of La Placita de Morelos in the state of Michoacan.

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