Strong Earthquake Strikes Mexico

 A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck southwest Mexico Tuesday, lasting several minutes and causing residents in the capital several hundred miles away to rush out onto the streets.

The quake struck close to the tourist resort of Acapulo, just after midday, with the epicenter in the Oaxaca region, some 15 miles (25 kilometers) northeast of the town of Ometepec, the US Geological Survey said. Earlier it had estimated the magnitude at 7.9, before downgrading it to 7.6.