A strong earthquake shook southern Mexico on Thursday, including parts of Mexico City, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The quake had a magnitude of 6.5 and was centered about 73 miles (118 km) from Tuxtla Gutierrez, the capital of Chiapas state, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The epicenter was far below the surface at a depth of 104 miles (167 km), the USGS said.
The tremor was felt in some parts of Mexico City, about 366 miles (590 km) away, prompting the evacuation of schools, hotels and office buildings.
But Mayor Marcelo Ebrard said on his Twitter account there had not been any word of damage in the country's capital, which has a population of about 20 million.
Gloria Sabala, a 70-year-old resident of Las Choapas — a town of about 70,000 people about 35 miles (56 km) from the epicenter — said the earthquake seemed to have passed and that she had not seen damage from her home near the town center.
"We felt it but thank God we're all right," she told Reuters by telephone.
According to the Mexican seismological service, the quake was the sixth in the country with a magnitude of 6.0 or above in just over a year. Source
