Photos: 7.6 earthquake hits Mexico’s Pacific coast on anniversary of previous quakes

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MEXICO CITY — A magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook Mexico’s central Pacific coast on Monday, killing at the very least one individual and setting off a seismic alarm within the rattled capital on the anniversary of two earlier devastating quakes.

There have been at the very least some early stories of injury to buildings from the quake, which hit at 1:05 p.m. native time, based on the U.S. Geologic Survey, which had initially put the magnitude at 7.5.

It mentioned the quake was centered 23 miles southeast of Aquila close to the boundary of Colima and Michoacan states and at a depth of 9.4 miles.

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador mentioned through Twitter that the secretary of the navy informed him one individual was killed within the port metropolis of Manzanillo, Colima when a wall at a mall collapsed.

In Coalcoman, Michoacan, close to the quake’s epicenter, buildings had been broken, however there weren't instant stories of accidents.

Alarms for the brand new quake got here lower than an hour after a quake alarms warbled in a nationwide earthquake simulation marking main quakes that struck on the identical date in 1985 and 2017. The magnitude 8.0 quake centered close to the coast of Guerrero state in 1985 killed at the very least 9,500 folks. Greater than 360 folks died within the magnitude 7.1 quake that struck in 2017.

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MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - SEPTEMBER 19: Rescuers carry a person on a stretcher after a 7.7 magnitude quake that struck the west coast in Michoacan State, was felt in Mexico City right after a drill to commemorate two prior earthquakes that took place on this same date in 1985 and 2017 on September 19, 2022 in Mexico City, Mexico. So far authorities confirmed one dead. (Photo by Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/Getty Images)
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – SEPTEMBER 19: Rescuers carry an individual on a stretcher after a 7.7 magnitude quake that struck the west coast in Michoacan State, was felt in Mexico Metropolis proper after a drill to commemorate two prior earthquakes that came about on this identical date in 1985 and 2017 on September 19, 2022 in Mexico Metropolis, Mexico. To date authorities confirmed one lifeless. (Photograph by Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/Getty Photos) 

People gather outside after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake was felt in Mexico City, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. There were no immediate reports of damage from the quake that hit at 1:05 p.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geologic Survey, which said the quake was centered near the boundary of Colima and Michoacan states. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Individuals collect outdoors after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake was felt in Mexico Metropolis, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. There have been no instant stories of injury from the quake that hit at 1:05 p.m. native time, based on the U.S. Geologic Survey, which mentioned the quake was centered close to the boundary of Colima and Michoacan states. (AP Photograph/Fernando Llano) 

People gather outside after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake was felt in Mexico City, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. There were no immediate reports of damage from the quake that hit at 1:05 p.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geologic Survey, which said the quake was centered near the boundary of Colima and Michoacan states. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Individuals collect outdoors after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake was felt in Mexico Metropolis, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. There have been no instant stories of injury from the quake that hit at 1:05 p.m. native time, based on the U.S. Geologic Survey, which mentioned the quake was centered close to the boundary of Colima and Michoacan states. (AP Photograph/Fernando Llano) 

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - SEPTEMBER 19: Topos Azteca Rescuers remain outside a building after a 7.4 magnitude quake that struck the west coast in Guerrero State, was felt in Mexico City right after a drill to commemorate two prior earthquakes that took place on this same date in 1985 and 2017 on September 19, 2022 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/Getty Images)
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – SEPTEMBER 19: Topos Azteca Rescuers stay outdoors a constructing after a 7.4 magnitude quake that struck the west coast in Guerrero State, was felt in Mexico Metropolis proper after a drill to commemorate two prior earthquakes that came about on this identical date in 1985 and 2017 on September 19, 2022 in Mexico Metropolis, Mexico. (Photograph by Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/Getty Photos) 

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - SEPTEMBER 19: Hundreds of people participate in the national annual drill during the anniversary of the 1985 and 2017 earthquakes on September 19, 2022 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/Getty Images)
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – SEPTEMBER 19: Tons of of individuals take part within the nationwide annual drill through the anniversary of the 1985 and 2017 earthquakes on September 19, 2022 in Mexico Metropolis, Mexico. (Photograph by Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/Getty Photos) 

A woman is assisted for anxiety where people gather outside after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake was felt in Mexico City, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. There were no immediate reports of damage from the quake that hit at 1:05 p.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geologic Survey, which said the quake was centered near the boundary of Colima and Michoacan states. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
A lady is assisted for nervousness the place folks collect outdoors after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake was felt in Mexico Metropolis, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. There have been no instant stories of injury from the quake that hit at 1:05 p.m. native time, based on the U.S. Geologic Survey, which mentioned the quake was centered close to the boundary of Colima and Michoacan states. (AP Photograph/Fernando Llano) 

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - SEPTEMBER 19: People gather outside after a 7.4 magnitude quake that struck the west coast in Guerrero State, was felt in Mexico City right after a drill to commemorate two prior earthquakes that took place on this same date in 1985 and 2017 on September 19, 2022 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/Getty Images)
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – SEPTEMBER 19: Individuals collect outdoors after a 7.4 magnitude quake that struck the west coast in Guerrero State, was felt in Mexico Metropolis proper after a drill to commemorate two prior earthquakes that came about on this identical date in 1985 and 2017 on September 19, 2022 in Mexico Metropolis, Mexico. (Photograph by Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/Getty Photos) 

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - SEPTEMBER 19: Paramedics assist people after a 7.4 magnitude quake that struck the west coast in Guerrero State, was felt in Mexico City right after a drill to commemorate two prior earthquakes that took place on this same date in 1985 and 2017 on September 19, 2022 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/Getty Images)
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – SEPTEMBER 19: Paramedics help folks after a 7.4 magnitude quake that struck the west coast in Guerrero State, was felt in Mexico Metropolis proper after a drill to commemorate two prior earthquakes that came about on this identical date in 1985 and 2017 on September 19, 2022 in Mexico Metropolis, Mexico. (Photograph by Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/Getty Photos) 

People gather outside after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake was felt in Mexico City, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. There were no immediate reports of damage from the quake that hit at 1:05 p.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geologic Survey, which said the quake was centered near the boundary of Colima and Michoacan states. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Individuals collect outdoors after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake was felt in Mexico Metropolis, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. There have been no instant stories of injury from the quake that hit at 1:05 p.m. native time, based on the U.S. Geologic Survey, which mentioned the quake was centered close to the boundary of Colima and Michoacan states. (AP Photograph/Fernando Llano) 

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - SEPTEMBER 19: People gather outside after a 7.4 magnitude quake that struck the west coast in Guerrero State, was felt in Mexico City right after a drill to commemorate two prior earthquakes that took place on this same date in 1985 and 2017 on September 19, 2022 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/Getty Images)
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – SEPTEMBER 19: Individuals collect outdoors after a 7.4 magnitude quake that struck the west coast in Guerrero State, was felt in Mexico Metropolis proper after a drill to commemorate two prior earthquakes that came about on this identical date in 1985 and 2017 on September 19, 2022 in Mexico Metropolis, Mexico. (Photograph by Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/Getty Photos) 

A woman poses for a photo by a sculpture titled "Wings of Mexico" where a banner hangs, reading in Spanish: "First aid station" which was used for an earthquake simulation drill held to mark the anniversary of two past, deadly quakes in Mexico City, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. Alarms for a real, 7.6 magnitude quake came less than an hour after this drill. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
A lady poses for a photograph by a sculpture titled “Wings of Mexico” the place a banner hangs, studying in Spanish: “First support station” which was used for an earthquake simulation drill held to mark the anniversary of two previous, lethal quakes in Mexico Metropolis, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. Alarms for an actual, 7.6 magnitude quake got here lower than an hour after this drill. (AP Photograph/Fernando Llano) 

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