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Mexico Authorities Say At Least One Person Killed in Powerful Earthquake

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   A powerful 7.0magnitudeearthquake struck southern Mexico late Tuesday
   near the beach resort of Acapulco, in Guerrero state, leaving at least
   one person dead.

   Guerrerostate governor Hector Astudillo told a local televisiona man
   was struck by a fallingutility polein the nearby city of Coyuca de
   Benitez.

   The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude
   of 7.0 and was centered 17 kilometers northeast of the resort city of
   Acapulco, in Guerrero state.

   In a video message,Mexico'sPresident Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said
   there were no reports of major damages in Guerrero, or elsewhere in the
   region, including Oaxaca, and Mexico City, where people wererunninginto
   the streets when buildings began to sway.

   Mexico's National Civil Defense said it was conducting reviews in
   10states, buthad not received reports of victims norserious damage.

   One of the deadliest earthquakes to strike Mexico occurred off the
   Michoacán coast on September 19, 1985, killing 10,000 and causing
   catastrophic damage in the region, including Mexico City.

   Some information for this report came from the Associated Press.

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