Strong Earthquake Shakes Mexico, No Casualties

An earthquake measuring 6.0 shook portions of Mexico early on Friday.

A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.0 shook Mexico early on Friday, sending thousands of tourists in Acapulco fleeing into the streets in panic and knocking out electricity as far away as the capital.

There were no immediate reports of injuries from the quake, centered in the Pacific coastal state of Guerrero.

"Oh man, we felt it. We jumped out of bed and went into the garden. I was fast asleep. It really shook. Things fell off shelves," said Acapulco resident Anna Archdale de Palazuelos.

Tourists, many of them in nightgowns and pajamas, were evacuated from their hotels in Acapulco, where 20,000 homes lost electricity.

Power also went down in some areas of Mexico City, which was devastated by a 8.1 magnitude earthquake in 1985 that killed around 10,000 people.

Inhabitants in the capital's central Tlatelolco district, badly hit 22 years ago, swarmed out into a main square. Mexican radio said the windows of some homes there were broken.

Friday's quake hit at 12:42 local time (05:42 GMT) and was centered 40 miles (65 km) northwest of Acapulco, the biggest city in Guerrero and home to around a million people.

Fire services in the city rushed out to check for damage. Authorities in the state capital Chilpancingo said they had no reports of serious damage or casualties.

(Additional reporting by Catherine Bremer and Adriana Barrera in Mexico City)