Six people were killed after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit southern Mexico’s Pacific coast on Tuesday, Reuters reported. The earthquake set-off a tsunami alert along Central America’s Pacific coast.
The United States Geological Survey said that the powerful earthquake was centred on Oaxaca, a mountainous state known for coffee cultivation. “The earthquake occurred as the result of reverse faulting on or near the plate boundary between the Cocos and North American plates,” USGS tweeted.
The USGS said the epicentre of the earthquake was located 69 kilometres North East of the town of Pochutla. The earthquake was only 26 kilometres below the earth’s surface.
The June 23, 2020, M 7.4 quake near Oaxaca, Mexico occurred as the result of reverse faulting on or near the plate boundary between the Cocos and North American plates. (Links and details: https://t.co/EbnLsHEI70)
— USGS (@USGS) June 23, 2020
“The earthquake also resulted in a tsunami threat message issued by NOAA’s [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration] Pacific Tsunami Warning Center,” USGS added in a news release. “This message indicates the potential for hazardous tsunami waves within 1,000 kilometres of the epicentre, including forecasted waves of less than 0.3 meters in amplitude in Hawaii.”
An unidentified Oaxaca state official told Reuters that rescue workers were trying to reach a settlement...
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