A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck southern Mexico early on Monday (Feb 19), sending frightened residents into the streets as seismic alarms echoed across the capital, although there were no immediate reports of damage.
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The tremor was strong enough to trigger earthquake alarms in Mexico City, more than 320 km away, but was shorter and less intense than one of Friday in the same area that damaged about 1,000 houses.
The magnitude 6.1 quake hit 43 km (27 miles) east of Oaxaca at a depth of 10 km at 0656 GMT, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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