The U.S. Geological Survey reported the earthquake's magnitude as 8.1, but President Enrique Pena Nieto says it was 8.2, making it the largest in Mexico in 100 years. Thousands of people reportedly flooded into the streets of Mexico City late Thursday after a large earthquake struck off Mexico's Pacific coast. The large blue dot indicates where the earthquake of a magnitude of at least 8.1 struck late Thursday. - Lucy Jones, USGS seismologistPeople ran out into the streets in pyjamas and alarms sounded after the quake struck just before midnight, one witness told Reuters. At first I laughed, but when the lights went out I didn't know what to do," said Luis Carlos Briceno, an architect, 31, who was visiting Mexico City.

Source: CBC News September 08, 2017 05:40 UTC