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An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 with an epicenter in the state of Oaxaca, in the south of the country, triggered yesterday a seismic alert in Mexico City, without no accident or material damage.

In its most recent report on the earthquake, which occurred at 8:31 am local time, the National Seismological Service (SSN) located the epicenter at 13 kilometers southwest of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca.

The Secretary of the Interior, Alfonso Navarrete, said via the Twitter network that "until now, no case of injury or injury has been reported in states where the phenomenon was received. "

Light form in Mexico City, the sound of the seismic alert made that many people go down the streets as a precaution.

In Colombia
On the other hand, a 5.2-degree magnitude tremor rocked the center of Colombia yesterday without the authorities reporting casualties or property damage, the Colombian Geological Survey (SGC) reported.

The movement had its epicenter 11 kilometers from the municipality of Colombia, in the Huila Department, at 00:39 local time, added the SGC. The tremor was also felt strongly in several departments of the center of the country, such as Tolima and Cundinamarca, of which Bogotá is the capital.

In a first round, firefighters from Bogotá reported on their Twitter that "no type of badignment is reported in Bogotá on the occasion of". seismic event "reported by the Colombian Geological Service."

Other phenomena
In the northern hemisphere, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred near the coast of Alaska (United States), about 88 kilometers to the south west of Chernabura Island. The earthquake was recorded at 19:06, 13 kilometers deep. Finally, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake was felt on the south coast of Papua New Guinea, generating a tsunami warning.

No loss or damage was reported following the earthquake whose epicenter was located near the coast. , about 162 kilometers southwest of Rabaul. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) has issued a tsunami warning for coastal areas less than 300 kilometers from the epicenter of the earthquake. The coast of Australia was not threatened.