7.2 magnitude earthquake rattles Mexico

An earthquake measuring 7.2 on the
Richter scale
rocked the capital and the coast
Pacific Mexico , Friday
( 04/18/2014 ) .

There has been no major damage
reported
or fatalities .
The U.S. Geological Survey ( USGS )
said the epicenter beradai 36
kilometers north-west of Tecpan ,
adjacent to the Pacific resort
Acapulco in the southwest of the
country
of Guerrero .

The depth of the epicenter ,
according to the USGS are in
a depth of 24 kilometers from
the soil surface . originally strength
earthquake reported to be 7.5
Richter scale . That, too , Services
Mexico's National Seismological
mention the strength of the quake
was 7.0 on the Richter scale .

Tourists in Acapulo flow out of
hotels and buildings .
Helicopter around checking
damage . " There are no reports
deaths or injuries , " said
Director of the Federal Civil
Protection ,
Ricardo de la Cruz .

Mayor of Mexico City , Miguel Angel
Mancera , said on Twitter ,
authorities are still checking
damage in the country's capital
city .
" At the moment we only see the
evacuate , "he said .
Victor Espindola , experts Seismology
National Service , said
that may occur after the tsunami
earthquake . Mexico City
is a metropolis with 20
million people , are sensitive to
earthquakes because it is located on
the ground
software from a lake
dried .

In 1985 , thousands of people were
killed in
Mexico City when buildings collapse
by an earthquake measuring 8.1
scale
Richter is centered in the Pacific .