MEXICO CITY—A powerful earthquake struck western Mexico on Monday on the anniversary of two devastating temblors, killing at least one person, damaging buildings, knocking out power and sending residents of Mexico City scrambling on to streets for safety.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said in a video address a person had died in the nearby Pacific port of Manzanillo after a wall collapsed in a store. Authorities also reported damage to two hospitals in the western state of Michoacan near the epicenter.
Shortly after 1 p.m. local time, the magnitude 7.6 quake hit near the coast on the border region of Michoacan and the neighboring state of Colima, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was relatively shallow, at only 15 km (9 miles) deep, which would have amplified the shaking….