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An 8.2-magnitude earthquake which rocked Mexico on Thursday night has left at least 58 people dead, and it has been followed by 337 aftershocks within 13 hours, Mexico's national earthquake service, SSN, said on Friday.
The powerful quake, which affected at least 50 million people in 12 states at 23:49 local time, mostly affected the southern states of Oaxaca and Chiapas.
Official sources have confirmed the deaths of 45 people in Oaxaca, 10 in Chiapas and three in the neighboring state of Tabasco.
Buildings collapsed after an 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Mexico's Pacific coast overnight on September 7, 2017.
Experts from SSN told a press conference that the worst earthquake felt in Mexico in a century lasted 135 seconds from its epicenter all the way to Mexico City, over 400 km away.
Authorities continue to verify the material damage caused by the earthquake in Chiapas and Oaxaca, where the town of Juchitan saw the collapse of a number of buildings, including its town hall.
The Mexican government has reported that the quake did not knock out roads in Chiapas, Oaxaca and Tabasco, meaning repairs could begin quickly.
After an 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Mexico's Pacific coast overnight, September 7, 2017.
Furthermore, all airports, ports, highways, telecommunications and railways in the country are operating normally, except in the three aforementioned states.
President Enrique Pena Nieto has traveled to Chiapas to visit some of the most severely hit areas.
(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)
