A powerful earthquake in southern Mexico shook nearby countries Guatemala and El Salvador on Friday, with the US Geological Survey (USGS) measuring its preliminary magnitude at 7.3.
The earthquake’s epicenter was located 48 kilometers southwest of Aquiles Serdán, a town in the Mexican coastal state of Chiapas, according to the USGS.CNN reported.
The quake appears to have caused moderate to severe shaking along the coast. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) had cautioned that hazardous tsunami waves were possible within 300 km of the epicenter. Guatemala observed a few tsunamis less than one meter above the tide level but said the threat was low. The PTWC later said the threat had passed.
