Powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Mexico, buildings shaken in capital. There are no immediate reports of any major damage

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit Mexico on Friday in the western state of Guerrero, north of the resort of Acapulco. The quake shook the capital Mexico City for at least 30 seconds, with building swaying as people fled on to the streets.

The city was reportedly more crowded than usual because of the Easter holiday. Despite the relative severity of the quake there are no immediate reports of any major damage. 

Mexico City is vulnerable to earthquakes because much of it is built on the muddy sediments of drained lakes, which are vulnerable to shock waves from quakes.

In 1985, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake killed at least 6,000 people and destroyed many buildings in Mexico City, even though the epicenter was 400 kilometers away on the Pacific Coast.
There is no threat of a tsunami according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW...[rt.com]
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• M 7.3 - GUERRERO, MEXICO - 2014-04-18 14:27:29 UTC ....39 km N of Tecpan de Galeana....local time: 09:27.

Magnitude	Mw 7.3
Region	GUERRERO, MEXICO
Date time	2014-04-18 14:27:29.0 UTC
Location	17.59 N ; 100.79 W
Depth	40 km
Distances	268 km SW of Iztapalapa, Mexico / pop: 1,820,888 / local time: 09:27:29.0 2014-04-18 137 km W of Chilpancingo de los Bravos, Mexico / pop: 165,250 / local time: 09:27:29.0 2014-04-18 39 km N of Tecpan de Galeana, Mexico / pop: 14,638 / local time: 09:27:29.0 2014-04-18

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M7.2 - 36km NNW of Tecpan de Galeana, Mexico 

Event Time

1. 2014-04-18 14:27:26 UTC
2. 2014-04-18 07:27:26 UTC-07:00 at epicenter
3. 2014-04-18 17:27:26 UTC+03:00 system time

Location

17.552°N 100.816°W depth=24.0km (14.9mi)

Nearby Cities

1. 36km (22mi) NNW of Tecpan de Galeana, Mexico
2. 48km (30mi) E of Petatlan, Mexico
3. 56km (35mi) NW of Atoyac de Alvarez, Mexico
4. 78km (48mi) E of Zihuatanejo, Mexico
5. 273km (170mi) SW of Mexico City, Mexico

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