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A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Mexico’s southernmost state of Chiapas on Friday, shaking buildings as far away as Guatemala and El Salvador, though authorities said there were ‌no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said emergency protocols were activated but that neither Chiapas nor the neighbouring state of Tabasco reported issues, and Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo said there were no deaths.
In some parts of Guatemala, residents in their homes and office workers spilled onto the streets.
The quake struck at a depth of 15.2km (9.4 miles), the US Geological Survey said, after revising its earlier assessment of a magnitude 7.4 quake at a shallow depth of 10km (six miles).
Following the tremor, the US Tsunami Warning System ⁠said that hazardous tsunami waves were possible along coasts located within 300km (186 miles) of the epicentre, which was in the sea 58km (36 miles) from ‌the small coastal town of Puerto Madero.

The waves could reach levels between 0.3 metres (one foot) and one metre (three feet) above tide level for some coasts in Mexico and Guatemala, the tsunami warning centre said.
Mexico’s secretary of the Navy, ‌Raymundo Morales, said water levels were not expected to rise more than half a metre (1.5 feet), but nevertheless advised people to ⁠stay away from beaches for now.
“There is ⁠no problem, no serious maritime impact,” Morales said during a regular government press conference. “We only expect some beaches to see a rise in water level of up to half a meter ‌due to the tsunami effect from the earthquake.”
A series of aftershocks, including some with magnitudes between 5 and 6, was also felt in Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador.
In ‌Guatemala City, ‌the earthquake shook buildings and prompted some residents to dash from their homes onto the street. Local media in ‌Guatemala showed footage of staff evacuating a government building as security protocols were activated.

“I got really scared and it reminded me of the recent earthquake in ⁠Venezuela. So I ran out and went down the stairs because I live on the eighth floor. The shaking wouldn’t stop,” Alexander Valdez, a 29-year-old ⁠accountant, told Reuters in Guatemala City.
Adolfo Zacarias, a 43-year-old customer service worker who lives on the third floor of his building, said he sought shelter under a structural column as the shaking began.
“I think the memories of what recently happened in Venezuela came back to ‌us and that scared us a ‌lot,” Zacarias said.
Venezuela is still reeling from twin earthquakes that struck the country on June 24, when magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 tremors hit within less than a minute of each other in the north-central region, toppling buildings in Caracas and nearby coastal areas and triggering a prolonged rescue and relief effort.


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The tremor recalled the recent earthquakes in Venezuela, though there were no immediate reports of deaths or major damage


The tremor recalled the recent earthquakes in Venezuela, though there were no immediate reports of deaths or major damage.


Strong quake off Mexican coast rattles Guatemala and El Salvador

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}The tremor recalled the recent earthquakes in Venezuela, though there were no immediate reports of deaths or major damage

The tremor recalled the recent earthquakes in Venezuela, though there were no immediate reports of deaths or major damage