(MENAFN- Arab Times) MEXICO CITY June 16 2013 (AFP) -A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Mexico early Sunday so far without any casualties or damage reported officials said.
The quake struck just after midnight local time (0519 GMT) southwest of the city of Huitzuco in Guerrero state at a depth of about 30 miles (50 kilometers) according to Mexico''s National Seismological Service.
The officials downgraded the tremor''s magnitude from an initial report of 6.0 on the Richter scale.
Although the quake was felt strongly in the capital "in the preliminary report Mexico City was not damaged" Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera wrote on his Twitter feed.
But the power was out in some areas of Mexico City a local radio station reported and the strong tremors sparked panic in some restaurants and bars as customers hastily evacuated.
An 8.1-magnitude earthquake on September 19 1985 destroyed part of the city and killed 3700 people according to official tallies. Civil groups put the death toll from that powerful quake even higher at around 20000 people.
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