Earthquake rattles southern Mexico, no damage reported


  • World
  • Wednesday, 21 Aug 2013

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook southern Mexico on Wednesday and rattled buildings as distant as Mexico City around 250 miles (400 km) away, but there were no reports of damage or injuries.

The epicentre was 11 miles (18 km) northwest of the town of Ayutla de los Libres in the poor southern state of Guerrero, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, revising down an initial reading of 6.4.

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