Strong, long 7.6 quake shakes Mexico City


March 20, 2012 at 2:45p.m.

Strong, long 7.6 quake shakes Mexico City

MEXICO CITY (AP) - A strong, long 7.6 earthquake with an epicenter in Guerrero state shook central southern Mexico today, swaying buildings in Mexico City and sending frightened workers and residents into the streets. The U.S. Geological Survey set the intensity at 7.6 and said the epicenter was 11 miles underground. Mexico’s National Seismological Survey said the temblor had an epicenter southwest of Ometepec and was felt strongly in Oaxaca.