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Wed Sep 8, 2021, 11:55 AM Sep 2021

Strong Acapulco quake aftershocks unnerve Mexican resort's residents

ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) -Shaken residents slept in cars and on the streets of Mexico's famed Acapulco beach resort early on Wednesday, as a series of strong aftershocks rippled through the city after a powerful earthquake that killed one man.

The 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit 11 miles (17.7 km) northeast of Acapulco in southwestern Guerrero state late on Tuesday. It damaged the control tower at the beach resort's international airport, cracked walls in a hospital attending COVID-19 patients and triggered landslides and gas leaks.

However, the quake did not cause major destruction, according to initial reports by authorities.

In Acapulco, dozens of cars lined the beachfront promenade, a Reuters witness said, with more joining after a big aftershock struck shortly before daybreak.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/strong-acapulco-quake-aftershocks-unnerve-mexican-resorts-residents/ar-AAOduuv

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