(KGTV) - Scores of residents in Mexico City and central Mexico fled their homes and buildings, following a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that hit the region Tuesday.
The quake struck the country, still reeling from an 8.1-magnitude shakeup hit off the southern coast of the country on Sept. 7. Tuesday's earthquake also hit on the 32-year anniversary of an 8.0 quake in 1985 that killed an estimated 9,500 people in and around Mexico City.
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Following the earthquake, social media began chronically the devastation across Mexico City:
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"Mexico City"#MexicoCity #MexicoCity2017 #earthquake#sismo pic.twitter.com/ijl88m2fz6— D.S.X (@DSX_SL) September 19, 2017
#Mexico: Video shows buildings in #Mexico_City collapsing during #earthquake pic.twitter.com/jZoua8VAZU
— etlisote (@etlisote) September 19, 2017
#Mexico #Earthquake 7.4 magnitude. Part of building crumble to ground. pic.twitter.com/s4WLSRfozC
— Kevin W. (@kwilli1046) September 19, 2017
Buildings shaking violently during the #earthquake https://t.co/ycCtN5kXcr pic.twitter.com/jIuXCBlUN7 #sismo #quake #Mexico #MexicoCity
— David JongUn (@dshalom11) September 19, 2017
Statement on the devastating earthquake in central Mexico. #MexicoQuake pic.twitter.com/sTJnPIZS3G
— Gov. Greg Abbott (@GovAbbott) September 19, 2017
God bless the people of Mexico City. We are with you and will be there for you.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 19, 2017
Thinking of those in #Mexico affected by today's #earthquake.
— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) September 19, 2017
