6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Mexico, 2 Dead

6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Mexico, 2 Dead
People gather outside after an earthquake was felt in Mexico City on Sept. 22, 2022. Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo
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MEXICO CITY—A powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Mexico early Thursday, causing at least two deaths, damaging buildings and setting off landslides.

The earthquake struck at 1:19 a.m. near the epicenter of a magnitude 7.6 quake that hit three days earlier in the western state of Michoacan. It was also blamed for two deaths.