Destruction and Heartbreak as Mexico Reels From Earthquake
Swaying buildings and stunned faces were captured in photo and video moments after the quake struck.
This afternoon, Mexico City was rocked by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake.
Initial damage from the earthquake was not immediately clear, but in a Tweet, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto stated that the country's National Emergency Committee was dispatched to assess the situation.
Videos posted on social media show people huddled together in buildings and flooding into the streets as structures sway and even collapse.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the epicenter of the earthquake took place in Raboso, Mexico—about 75 miles south of the capital city.
Almost nine million people live in Mexico City. That's more than New York City and more than double the amount of people that live in Los Angeles. Initial death and injury reports had
