A powerful earthquake struck southern Mexico Tuesday, June 23, with the US Geological Survey reporting a magnitude of 7.4.
AFTERMATH. People are seen outside a hospital after a quake in Mexico City, on June 23, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Rodrigo Arangua/AFP
The US Geological Survey reported that the quake struck with a magnitude of 7.4, at a depth of 23 kilometers. After initially publishing a reading of 7.1, the Mexican Seismological Service revised its figure to 7.5. Oaxaca Governor Alejandro Murat told Milenio TV station that"there was a small collapse, one person was injured, and another died," adding that the state suffered minor damage.
Medical staff were evacuated from some hospitals in the capital alongside patients, although those suffering from the coronavirus remained isolated inside the buildings, alongside their carers.
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