About 1.6 million users were left without power in Mexico City and the states of Mexico, Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Morelos following the earthquake in the southwest of the country, Federal Electricity Commission said, Report informs referring to the New York Times.
In the capital, power lines and buildings swayed for several seconds, and residents rushed outside to seek safe ground. Some neighborhoods in Mexico City were left without power, the police said.
The United States Geological Survey said the quake, which it measured at 7.0, was very shallow, only 7.8 miles below the surface, which would have amplified the shaking effect.
However, the authorities across Mexico said that the immediate effects of the quake on infrastructure had been limited.