墨西哥南部发生5.8级地震

 　　MEXICO CITY, April 21 (Xinhua) -- A 5.8-magnitude quake hit Mexico on Sunday evening, the Mexico's National Seismic¹ Service (SSM) said.

　　The SSM said the epicenter was 10 kilometers south of Lazaro Cardenas city in the state of Michoacan. The earthquake was felt in Mexico City as well as in the states of Michoacan, Guerrero, Morelos and Jalisco.

　　The earthquake shook buildings in Mexico City and prompted residents to run outdoors and many government buildings were evacuated².

　　There were no fatal casualties or damages to buildings, said Mexico City's mayor Miguel Angel Mancera at his Twitter account.

　　"Flying over the city, everything is normal, just evacuations due to earthquake. The subway service was suspended for a moment but it was restored," Mancera said.

　　Mexico's director of Civil Protection Fausto Lugo said all the public services in the country are working normally.

　　Mexican Interior Minister Osorio Chong said the tremor³ was felt more clearly in Michoacan and its surrounding areas, but the authorities have not reported injuries or damages in any state.

　　Earlier Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported the temblor measured at magnitude 5.9, with its epicenter located 33 km northwest of La Union and 327 km southwest of Mexico city at a depth of 73.9 km.

　　China Earthquake Networks Center placed the magnitude of the tremor at 6.4.

1 seismic   

a.地震的，地震强度的

参考例句：

• Earthquakes produce two types of seismic waves.地震产生两种地震波。
• The latest seismic activity was also felt in northern Kenya.肯尼亚北部也感觉到了最近的地震活动。

2 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

3 tremor   

n.震动，颤动，战栗，兴奋，地震

参考例句：

• There was a slight tremor in his voice.他的声音有点颤抖。
• A slight earth tremor was felt in California.加利福尼亚发生了轻微的地震。