Powerful Earthquake Shakes Southern, Central Mexico

Powerful Earthquake Shakes Southern, Central Mexico
Workers remove rubble and place security tape alerting of a damaged building after a quake in Oaxaca, Mexico on June 23, 2020. Patricia Castellanos/AFP via Getty Images
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MEXICO CITY—A powerful earthquake centered near the southern Mexico resort of Huatulco killed at least one person, swayed buildings in Mexico City, and sent thousands fleeing into the streets.

Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said one person was killed and another injured in a building collapse in Huatulco, Oaxaca. Otherwise, he said reports were of minor damage such as broken windows and collapsed walls.