Mexico earthquake induced cell phone signal is temporarily interrupted the capital felt strongly

Mexico's southern state of Guerrero near Acapulco region Richter 7.6 earthquake, the focal depth of 17.5 km. The capital of Mexico City felt strongly, shaking buildings, many people flocked to the streets, cell phone signal is temporarily interrupted.

Mexico is located in the circum-Pacific seismic zone east, more than one plate at this intersection, one of the Mexican regions in which the world's most important seismic high incidence, a Mexico City residents said, and usually, they are often felt a slight earthquake but this time is significantly different from usual.

Masses: I was terrified, I felt the whole world is in shock, shook the very powerful. We usually can often feel a small earthquake, the general will of a few seconds, but this is the time duration of the exceptionally long, about 2 minutes. I was at work, immediately ran out of the office building, a lot of people in the streets, but I do not see an ambulance, everything is fairly normal.

Earthquake zone, local officials said, has received a report of 500 houses were damaged, but not yet received the report of casualties.