Dozens Dead In 7.1 Magnitude Central Mexico Earthquake

WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS AT 4:00, A POWERFUL 7.

1 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITTING NEW MEXICO CITY TODAY.

THIS AFTERNOON THE GOVERNOR OF MORELLO SAID THE QUAKE KILLED AT LEAST 42 PEOPLE IN HIS STATE THE EPICENTER EAST OF THE CAPITAL CITY AND COMES ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF A DEVASTATING 1985 EARTHQUAKE.

DEBRIS FROM BUILDINGS LITTER THE GROUND AFTER A POWERFUL 7.

1 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE IN CENTRAL MEXICO.

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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SAYS THE TREMOR WAS CENTERED 76 MILES AWAY FROM MEXICO CITY.

VIDEO IN SHOWS IN THE ENTIRE BUILDING COLLAPSING AND ANOTHER VIDEO SHOWS LIGHT TEXTURE SWAYING BACK AND FORTH.

WORKERS HUDDLED AGAINST A WALL FOR PROTECTION.

ALARMS WARNED RESIDENTS TO GET SOMEWHERE SAFE.

OFFICE WORKERS RAIN INTO THE STREET IN THE MAIN SQUARE.

THE QUAKE WAS SO POWERFUL IT ALSO CAUSED WAVES ON THIS ROOFTOP POOL.

PARTS OF MEXICO WERE BUILT ON A LAKEBED WHICH MAGNIFIES THE EFFECTS OF EARTHQUAKES HUNDREDS.

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Dozens Dead In 7.1 Magnitude Central Mexico Earthquake