A woman points at her damaged house in Coatzacoalcos, in Veracruz state of southern Mexico, after an 8.2 magnitude earthquake on Friday. The tremor brought memories of a 1985 earthquake in Mexico City that killed thousands. While there were no initial reports of major damage in Mexico City this time, the death toll jumped to at least 26 people in southern states. At least 20 people died in Oaxaca state and home collapsed, Governor Alejandro Murat said by phone. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported that potentially hazardous tsunami waves were possible along some coasts of Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras and Ecuador.

Source: Bangkok Post September 08, 2017 13:52 UTC