Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes off coast of Mexico's Chiapas, EMSC says
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E-mailMEXICO CITY (Reuters) -A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the coast of the southern state of Chiapas in Mexico, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (ESMC) said on Wednesday.
The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles) and located 189 km from the southern city of Tapachula, EMSC said.
Mexico's national civil protection agency said on X that it will conduct a preliminary examination of the area together with local authorities.
"At the moment, there are no reports of damages. We continue to monitor the situation," the agency added.
(Reporting by Aida Pelaez-Fernandezñ; Editing by Andrew Heavens and Tomasz Janowski)
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