QUAKE RATTLES MEXICO CITY; NO MAJOR DAMAGE REPORTED.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. A powerful earthquake shook central Mexico and the capital Saturday, swaying tall buildings and causing panic among some residents. There were no immediate reports of injuries or serious damage. The 45-second quake Quake - A string-oriented language designed to support the construction of Modula-3 programs from modules, interfaces and libraries. Written by Stephen Harrison of DEC SRC, 1993. struck at 2:30 p.m. and prompted many people in downtown Mexico City Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi to rush from buildings and movie houses. The National Autonomous University's Geophysical ge·o·phys·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The physics of the earth and its environment, including the physics of fields such as meteorology, oceanography, and seismology. Observatory said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.3, while the U.S. earthquake center in Golden, Colo., reported 6.8 as a reading. There was no immediate indication on why the two magnitudes varied. The temblor was centered in the Pacific Ocean off Michoacan state, about 275 miles northwest of Mexico City. The Red Cross and other rescue organizations said it had no reports of major damage or injuries in areas hit - Jalisco, Michoacan, Guerrero states and the Mexico City region. A few areas on the north side of Mexico City were left without electricity, and telephone service was interrupted in a couple of neighborhoods on the west side, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the fire department. |
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