Magnitude-7.2 earthquake slams south, central Mexico

MEXICO CITY — A powerful earthquake shook south and central Mexico on Friday, causing residents to flee buildings in the country’s capital. Crowds of people gathered on central Reforma Avenue in Mexico City as the ground shook.
The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s preliminary magnitude at 7.2 and said its epicenter was 33 miles, 53 kilometers, northeast of Pinotepa in Oaxaca state. It had a depth of 15 miles, or 24 kilometers. The epicenter is a rural area of western