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Soldiers remove debris from a partly collapsed municipal building felled by a massive earthquake in Juchitan, Oaxaca state, Mexico, on Sept. 8, 2017.
What We Know So Far
- A huge magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck off Mexico's southern coast early on Friday morning, and was felt across the region. The president called the tremor the biggest the country had experienced in a century.
- At least 67 people are dead, according to government officials.
- The epicenter of the quake was 102 miles west of the city of Tapachula in Chiapas.
- Tsunami warnings are in place down the Mexican coast and Central America, with possible waves between nine and 13 feet. At-risk coastal areas in Mexico have been evacuated.
- The US Geological Survey said that significant casualties and economic loss were likely. Images of destroyed buildings have circulated on social media.
- A series of smaller aftershocks, including one magnitude 5.7, struck in the region after the initial earthquake.
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