Inyikima enkulu ishukumise ilizwe laseMexico i-Oaxaca, yagungqa izakhiwo kwikomkhulu lelo lizwe ngaphezulu kweekhilomitha ezingama-200 (124 miles).
Inyikima enkulu ye-7.5 ibethile ngolwe-Lwesibini kusasa, kunye neNkonzo yeSizwe ye-Seismological ye-Mexico yokulinganisa amandla ayo kwi-7.1 ngaphambi kokuphucula amandla ukuya kwi-7.5. I-United States Geological Survey (i-USGS), okwangoku, yayirekhoda njenge-7.7 inyikima enkulu. Inyikima enkulu ichazwa 'njengeyona inkulu', kwaye inokudala umonakalo omkhulu.
I-USGS ibeke inyikima kunxweme olusemazantsi e-Oaxaca, kodwa iziphumo zayo zavakala kude nezwe njengesiXeko saseMexico. Iividiyo ezithathiweyo kwinkulumbuso zibonisa izakhiwo kunye neentambo zombane ezihamba-hambayo, njengoko kuvakala ngathi kuqhushumbo olungenantsingiselo.
Kwakungekho ngxelo zakamsinya zengozi.
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- The United States Geological Survey (USGS), meanwhile, recorded it as a 7.
- The USGS placed the quake’s epicenter along the southern coastline of Oaxaca, yet its effects were felt as far inland as Mexico City.
- Videos taken in the capital show buildings and power lines swaying, as what sounds like dull explosions ring out in the background.
