The area surrounding the popular Huatulco beach resort in the southern state of Oaxaca was hardest hit by the 7.4 magnitude quake, but the temblor was felt as far away as Mexico City.
Pemex, the state-run oil company, said the quake caused a fire at its refinery in the Pacific coast city of Salina Cruz, relatively near the epicenter. It said one worker was injured and the flames were quickly extinguished.
Rescue and relief operation going on as quake hits Bingol province, damaging several houses and collapsing military watchtower, officials say.
One house collapsed as a result of the quake, and the shaking went on for several seconds.
Many buildings cracked in Zagreb and walls and rooftops were damaged. Downtown streets were littered with debris. Concrete slabs fell on cars and chimneys landed in front of entrances.
The US Geological Survey said the quake hit at 1309 GMT four km north of Magna, a township in Salt Lake County, at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquake centered on the Iranian city of Khoy also affected villages in eastern Turkish province of Van where 50 people were injured. A second earthquake hit the same area in less than 10 hours.
In September last year, Istanbul was shaken by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake, triggering widespread panic. This is what experts think the future might hold for the city.
29 killed, more than 1,200 injured in powerful quake Friday in Elazig province in eastern Turkey.
State news agency Anadolu said among those found alive was a pregnant woman who was rescued 12 hours after a powerful quake struck Turkey's eastern Elazig province.
Puerto Rico Governor, Wanda Vazquez fired the director of the island's emergency management agency after a video of the warehouse filled with disaster supplies appeared on Facebook.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the quake struck 518 kilometres west of Vancouver.
Subscribe to our Youtube channel for all latest in-depth, on the ground reporting from around the world.
Copyright © 2020 TRT World.
Like
Follow