5.8-magnitude quake hits Mexico

Mexico City, June 16 (IANS) A 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted southern Mexico’s Guerrero state Sunday, the Mexican National Seismological Service said.

It said the epicentre was centered 30 km southeast of the city of Huitzuco with a depth of 46 km, Xinhua reported.

The quake, also felt strongly in Mexico City, lasted about half a minute, caused power outages in parts of the capital, mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said.

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