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More than 100 dead in major earthquake near Mexico City

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by Reuters
Tuesday, 19 September 2017 23:36 GMT

Quake comes just over a week after another major quake shook the country

(Adds mayor saying 44 buildings damaged or destroyed, witness quote, details)

By Anthony Esposito

MEXICO CITY, Sept 19 (Reuters) - A major earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 119 people in several states and toppling buildings in the heavily populated capital where rescuers searched frantically for survivors under the rubble.

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