Earthquake shakes Mexico City

November 24, 2015 02:53 am | Updated 02:53 am IST - MEXICO CITY

An earthquake rattled central Mexico on Monday, swaying buildings in Mexico City. Some office workers rushed to the streets in the capital.

Mexico City Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera tweeted that there was no immediate word of damage or casualties.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake had a magnitude of 5.5. Mexico’s National Seismological Centre said it was centered on the southern Pacific Coast, inland from the resort of Acapulco. The quake was also felt strongly there, but no damage was immediately reported.

The USGS placed the epicentre in the sparsely populated mountains north-east of Acapulco, about 260 kilometres south of Mexico City.

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