MEXICO CITY - One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in Mexico struck off the country's southern coast, toppling hundreds of buildings and sending panicked people fleeing into the streets in the middle of the night. Mexico City escaped major damage, but the quake terrified sleeping residents, many of whom still remember the catastrophic 1985 earthquake that killed thousands and devastated large parts of the city. Three people were killed in San Cristobal, including two women who died when a house and a wall collapsed, Chiapas Gov. A powerful aftershock that hit 19 days later caused a tsunami that devastated 15 miles (25 kilometers) of coastline, killing 75 people. ___Associated Press writers Peter Orsi in Mexico City and Frank Griffiths in London contributed to this report.

Source: Economic Times September 09, 2017 02:15 UTC