Three people were killed as an earthquake, rating 6.9 on the Richter scale and lasting for about a minute, hit Mexico and Guatemala on Monday morning, SIA reports quoting AA.
The tremor was felt in numerous states across Mexico, mainly in the southern part of the country. The quake was also felt in the capital of Mexico.
"Civil Protection in Chiapas reports damages on several houses in the Soconusco region. Also, a person died in the municipality of Huixtla because of the seism," said the governor of Chiapas, Manuel Velasco.
The epicenter of the quake was 60 km deep and located 47 km southwest of the municipality of Tapachula, in the state of Chiapas, according to the National Seismological Service.
There’s no official report of damages in any other state of Mexico.
The quake was also felt 200 kilometers away, in Guatemala City, where two people were killed, according to the Firemen of the San Marcos department.
The population of the department of Totonicapan, in the south of Guatemala, also had to be evacuated. The quake was also felt in El Salvador but there has not been any official report of damages.
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