Tsunami warning after 7.3 magnitude earthquake hits off coast of Mexico

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A tsunami warning has been triggered after a huge earthquake hit off the coast of Mexico.

A mammoth 7.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded near the coast of the southern state of Chiapas, the ⁠United States ‌Geological Survey said.

The earthquake struck Puerto Madero, a major Pacific port and fishing town located roughly 13km from the Guatemalan border.

The ⁠quake was at a depth ⁠of 10 km (6.21 miles), ⁠USGS ⁠said.

It was felt across neighbouring Guatemala and El Salvador and prompted evacuations in Guatemala City and Chinique, Guatemala.

videos shared to social media shows people people evacuating buildings in across the region. Dozens of people were seen evacuated offices, businesses and other buildings in Guatemala’s capital

Another shows the moment the seismic alert was activated in Guatemala as a loud siren bellowed out across the city.

The tsunami warning is in place for parts of the Pacific located closer to the earthquake, the ⁠United States ‌Geological Survey said.

It adds that “hazardous tsunami waves” are possible for coasts located within 300km of the epicentre of the earthquake.

The magnitude of the earthquake was earlier given as 7.4 but has since been revised down 7.3, according to the United States ‌Geological Survey.

Aftershocks were reported to have hit the region after the initial earthquake. Mexico’s national seismological service reports several smaller quakes in the area, with preliminary magnitudes of 5.2, 4.5 and 6.1.

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