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Southern Mexico hit by second earthquake in a week

The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 followed one of 7.2 on Friday.

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People fled into the street after an earthquake alarm in the Roma Norte neighbourhood in Mexico City (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 has struck the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, days after a more powerful tremor hit the same area, the US Geological Survey said.

The epicentre of the quake, which struck just before 0700 GMT on Monday, was about 20 miles (30km) north-east of the town of Santa Catarina Mechoacan. It had a depth of 130ft (40m).

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People fled their buildings after the earthquake alarm sounded in the Roma Norte neighbourhood of Mexico City, Rebecca Blackwell/AP)
Mexico Helicopter
Thirteen people were killed when a helicopter carrying officials assessing damage from Friday’s earthquake crashed (Luis Alberto Cruz Hernandez/AP)
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