{"id":59042,"date":"2018-02-17T04:48:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-17T04:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=59042"},"modified":"2018-02-17T04:48:18","modified_gmt":"2018-02-17T04:48:18","slug":"strong-7-2-mexico-quake-cuts-power-and-damages-homes-no-deaths-reported","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/strong-7-2-mexico-quake-cuts-power-and-damages-homes-no-deaths-reported.html","title":{"rendered":"Strong 7.2 Mexico quake cuts power and damages homes; no deaths reported"},"content":{"rendered":"

Strong 7.2 Mexico quake cuts power and damages homes; no deaths reported<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

A prolonged 7.2 magnitude quake that rocked Mexico on Friday left nearly a million homes and businesses without power in the capital and four southwest states, the federal electricity commission said, but no deaths were reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

At least 50 homes suffered damage in the southern state of Oaxaca, which, along with Mexico City, is still reeling from earthquakes that caused widespread damage in September.<\/span><\/p>\n

The epicenter was about 90 miles (145 km) from Pacific coast surfer resort Puerto Escondido in the southern state of Oaxaca and had a depth of 15.3 miles (24.6 km), according to the U.S. Geological Survey.<\/span><\/p>\n

The powerful, sustained shaking on Friday gave way to 194 aftershocks, the national seismology service said, and caused widespread panic.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Mexico City, the seismic alarm sounded 72 seconds before tremors were felt, Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said, giving residents time to flee to the streets.<\/span><\/p>\n

Patricia Gutierrez, a 66-year-old English teacher, was taking a nap with her 11-month-old granddaughter, Juliet, when she heard the distinctive siren.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cShe recognized the sound. When I opened my eyes, I saw her eyes in terror. Her eyes were wide, like plates. She didn\u2019t say anything,\u201d Gutierrez said of her granddaughter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gutierrez managed to leave her ground floor apartment before the quake began. \u201cI left the phone and everything except for my shoes and the baby,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Authorities said no deaths have been reported nationally.<\/span><\/p>\n

BRICKS AND RUBBLE<\/span><\/p>\n

The Oaxacan town of Jamiltepec appeared to sustain the heaviest impact in the southern region, with 50 homes damaged along with a church and government building, the state\u2019s civil protection agency said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Patients were evacuated from a hospital there and from another in the nearby town of Putla Villa de Guerrero. On a local highway, a fire ignited when two high-tension electric cables struck each other.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the town of Pinotepa Nacional close to the quake\u2019s epicenter, a photo obtained from Oaxaca\u2019s civil protection agency showed a single-story building where a portion of the brick facade had crumbled into the street. A hospital was also damaged, and a collapsed structure blocked a major highway.<\/span><\/p>\n

About 100,000 people in Oaxaca had lost power, the state\u2019s governor said.<\/span><\/p>\n

National oil firm Pemex said its installations were in order, including its biggest refinery 240 miles (386 km) from the epicenter. A hotel operator in Puerto Escondido said his property had no damage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tremors were felt as far away as Guatemala to the south.<\/span><\/p>\n

Images in the media appeared to show bricks and rubble fallen from buildings, and products tumbling off shelves in a supermarket.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Mexico City, tall buildings swayed for more than a minute as seismic alarms sounded, with older structures in the chic Condesa neighborhood knocking into each other, and some cracks appearing in plaster and paintwork.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Popocatepetl volcano south of the capital sent a kilometer-high column of ash into the sky, said Mexico\u2019s disaster prevention agency.<\/span><\/p>\n

Two young men standing by a building that collapsed in a Sept. 19 earthquake were still hugging minutes after the tremor. People crowded in the streets, one lady in her pajamas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trees, overhead cables and cars swayed, and a fire truck raced down the street.<\/span><\/p>\n

Guadalupe Martinez, a 64-year-old retiree, said she was still shaking from shock. But the quake was a far cry from the tremors that struck Mexico in September, Martinez said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis time it was strong, but it did not jump up and down,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-mexico-quake\/strong-7-2-mexico-quake-cuts-power-and-damages-homes-no-deaths-reported-idUSKCN1G02LS?il=0<\/span><\/p>\n

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