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Mexico faces a massive earthquake of 6.8 magnitude
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Mexico faces a massive earthquake of 6.8 magnitude

First Taiwan and now Mexico, mother nature are definitely in wrath. The city faces tremors of 6.8 magnitude. According to the news, 2 people die so far. A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit southwest Mexico early Thursday, killing at least one person, days after another deadly quake. Like the more powerful quake Monday, the quake was centered in the state of Michoacán. It was detected around 1:16 a.m. at a depth of 12.4 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Two died in the Pacific port of Manzanillo, authorities said, one crushed by the facade of a department store. While another was found dead at a mall. Videos on social media showed the roof of the mall collapsed into the top floor, a gym, as people yelled for help. The U.S. Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami was possib...