Major earthquake shakes Mexico’s central Pacific coast

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook Mexico’s central Pacific coast on Monday, setting off an earthquake alarm in the capital.

There were no immediate reports of damage from the quake that hit at 1:05 p.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geologic Survey

People gather on the street after an earthquake, in Mexico City, Mexico, on 19 September

The earthquake was centered 23 miles southeast of Aquila near the boundary of Colima and Michoacan states and at a depth of 9.4 miles.

Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum also tweeted that there were no reports of damage in the capital.

Alarms for the earthquake came less than an hour after a quake alarms warbled in a nationwide earthquake simulation marking major, deadly quake.