Mexico rocked by huge 7.6 'severe' to 'violent' earthquake triggering tsunami warnings
dailystar.co.ukearthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 has hit Mexico, with the south-southeast rocked by a "very strong" earthquake. The quake struck 46km along the south-southeast of La Placita De Morelos at 10am, the US Geological Survey (USGS) has said.Earthquake monitor @EQAlerts posted to Twitter warning that the earthquake which hit the south-southeast of Mexico was "very strong".READ MORE: Queen incorporated special touches to her funeral hearse years before she diedThe earthquake hit around noon on Monday in the state of Michoacan, with tsunami warnings also issued to those in the area.
It is the third earthquake in 37 years to hit Mexico on September 19, with two other earthquakes recorded on this date in 1985 and 2017.Tsunami warnings have been issued after the earthquake is said to have rocked buildings in the state of Michoacan.
Local journalist Jared Olson spoke of the earthquake from Cuauhtehmoc, saying that an elderly lady had "passed out" as people rushed out of buildings.
He wrote: "It was just swinging really hard, glass falling, where I am in Cuauhtehmoc. The only injury I've seen is an elderly woman who passed out while people rushed out of buildings."One user replying to his tweet wrote: "Centred on the west coast.
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