Videos Show Buildings Swaying, Power Outages in Mexico After Massive Quake; Tsunami Alert Sounded | WATCH

Pictures and videos went viral on social media platforms showing buildings swaying and rocking back and forth in Mexico City amid power outages.

Edited By: Sharmita Kar

Published: September 8, 2021, 11:47 AM IST

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Videos Show Buildings Swaying, Power Outages in Mexico After Massive Quake | WATCH

Mexico City: A tsunami alert has been sounded in Mexico after a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.0 on the Richter Scale. Pictures and videos went viral on social media platforms showing buildings swaying and rocking back and forth in Mexico City amid power outages.

According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 and was centred 8 kilometres east-southeast of Pueblo Madero in Guerrero state, about 48 kilometres inland from the resort city.

Many people shared footage of the quake on Twitter. Here are a few.

Mexico Earthquake Video:

Triboluminescence on the sky in Mexico City during the recent #earthquake #sismo. The scientific explanation is that some matter may generate light after being rubbed or crushed.Acapulco #earthquake
Sismo pic.twitter.com/KL8hdSxwse

— MAK (@intel1osint100) September 8, 2021

Mexico; Signs shake, people spill into streets in Mexico City as 7.1- (not 6.9) magnitude earthquake hits near the Pacific coast .pic.twitter.com/XPuNoviODx

— @KassMedefer (@KMedefer) September 8, 2021

https://twitter.com/crixaranda/status/1435478848066539521

Las cámaras de un departamento en #Acapulco captaron esta imagen del #SISMO de 7.1 registrado esta noche.https://t.co/U8hmuredPX pic.twitter.com/ZkkPzkJMLx

— Azteca Noticias (@AztecaNoticias) September 8, 2021

#Breaking: Magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Acapulco, Mexico#BreakingNews #earthquake #Mexico #Acapulco #Usa #Colombia #Haiti #UK #UN #Nato #France #India #Russia #China #Afganistan #Pakistan #Iran pic.twitter.com/3vSy05Z7OQ

— The HbK (@The5HbK) September 8, 2021

#Sismo Me salve amigos! pic.twitter.com/TaR8uL0wDr

— Rbt (@robbie_julz) September 8, 2021

Chaotic scene unfolds in the Mexico City area after a strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit near Acapulco#Mexico #mexicoearthquake #USA #earthquake pic.twitter.com/Knr1c4G1xh

— Andrew Kane (@Andrewkanee) September 8, 2021

There were no immediate reports about any damages or injured people from the quake zone. However, latest updates said that at least one person has died in the incident.