Powerful quake shakes southwest Mexico, one dead

People react during a quake in Mexico City, Mexico, September 7, 2021. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake struck southwestern Mexico near the beach resort of Acapulco on Tuesday, killing at least one man who was crushed by a falling post, and causing rock falls and damaging buildings, authorities said.

The quake of magnitude 7.0, which hit 11 miles (17.7 km) northeast of Acapulco, shook the hillsides around the city, downing trees and pitching large boulders onto roads, causing power outages in several states.