Two Dead After Magnitude-6.9 Earthquake Hits Southern Mexico And Guatemala

Twelve people were taken to hospitals and 50 houses were evacuated.

A magnitude-6.9 earthquake shook the Pacific coast of southern Mexico on Monday morning.

earthquake.usgs.gov

The quake hit at 6:23a.m. in the northeast of Puerto Madero, near the Guatemalan border.

BMunicipalesDeptales @CBMDEPTAL

FOTO: Daños en la infraestructura en San Pedro Sacatepequez, San Marcos, @CBMDEPTAL continua con los monitoreos

12:13 PM - 07 Jul 2014

In Mexico City, buildings and lamp posts swayed, but it was felt more strongly near Tapachula, Mexico.

cecilia parlange @cparlange

@CarlosLoret calles de Tapachula

Mon Jul 07 13:15:18 UTC+0000 2014

Two people in Guatemala were reported dead, with one person reported trapped under a wall in the area near San Marcos, Guatemala.

Exal Orella @exal_orella

@cparlange @CarlosLoret esa foto es de mi vecino en HUEHUETAN cuidado con la noticia por favor y cerciorese de datos

Mon Jul 07 13:28:11 UTC+0000 2014

Twelve people were hospitalized and 50 houses were evacuated. The same region was hit by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in 2012 that killed 48 people.

AlfredoToledoBarrios @AlfredoToledoB

#Aeropuerto de la ciudad de #Tapachula #Chiapas en mostradores de @AeroMexico_com #TemblorChiapas @pcivilchiapas

12:41 PM - 07 Jul 2014

At the center of the quake in Chiapas, Mexico, the Red Cross is treating frightened survivors.

AlfredoToledoBarrios @AlfredoToledoB

Daños #Aeropuerto: "@SkyAlertMx: “@nucuproject: Asi quedo el aeropuerto de #Tapachula tras el #SismoEnChiapas ”"

Mon Jul 07 12:34:45 UTC+0000 2014