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Moderate earthquake felt in Mexico City
Associated Press
2009-01-31 08:52 PM
An earthquake centered near Mexico's Pacific coast has caused buildings to sway in the capital. There are no initial reports of damage or injury.

Mexico's National Seismological Service gives an initial estimate of the quake's energy at magnitude 5.3. It hit at 7:25 a.m. local time (8:30 a.m. EST; 1325 GMT) Saturday and was centered roughly 25 miles (40 kilometers) northwest of the beach resort of Zihuatanejo. Mexico City is about 210 miles (350 kilometers) from the epicenter.

 
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