MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck southern Mexico early on Monday, sending frightened residents into the streets as seismic alarms echoed across the capital, although there were no immediate reports of damage.

The quake hit 32 km (20 miles) east of Santa Catarina Mechoacan in the state of Oaxaca at a depth of 40 km at 12:57 a.m. (0657 GMT), the U.S. Geological Survey said, revising its strength down slightly from an initial 6.1 magnitude.

The tremor was strong enough to trigger earthquake alarms in Mexico City, more than 200 miles (320 km) away, but was shorter and less intense than one of Friday in the same area that damaged about 1,000 houses.

Many in Mexico City slept through the shaking. Residents who rushed into the streets when the alarms sounded quickly returned to their homes once the quake stopped.

The head of Mexico’s civil protection agency, Luis Felipe Puente, said state emergency procedures had been activated in the affected states.

“So far, no damage has been reported,” he said on Twitter.

Infrastructure, including installations of state oil company Pemex, were intact, he said.

Mexico has suffered a series of more powerful earthquakes in recent months, including two in September that together killed hundreds of people and brought buildings crashing down.</s>MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca requested federal emergency funds on Sunday to supply food, shelter and health services in more than 30 municipalities battered by last week’s powerful quake in a region still reeling from temblors in September.

The 7.2 magnitude quake on Friday, which did not cause any deaths, had its epicenter about 90 miles (145 km) from the Pacific coast surfer resort of Puerto Escondido. It shook buildings in the capital, sent tremors as far south as Guatemala and set off more than 1,520 aftershocks.

At least 1,000 homes were damaged in Oaxaca, the state’s governor, Alejandro Murat, told a Mexican television program on Saturday, higher than earlier estimates of damage.

Media images showed homes, businesses and schools with cracks in their walls and rubble scattered on the ground.

A military helicopter surveying the quake damage crashed in Santiago Jamiltepec on Friday night, killing at least 13 people.

Mexico’s Interior Ministry said federal aid would go to towns including Pinotepa Nacional, closest to the epicenter, and Santiago Jamiltepec, which had reported 50 damaged homes along with a church and government building.

Recovery efforts are still being carried out in Oaxaca as well as Mexico City after strong earthquakes in September killed several hundred people and toppled buildings.</s>MEXICO CITY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca requested federal emergency funds on Sunday to supply food, shelter and health services in more than 30 municipalities battered by last week's powerful quake in a region still reeling from temblors in September.

The 7.2 magnitude quake on Friday, which did not cause any deaths, had its epicenter about 90 miles (145 km) from the Pacific coast surfer resort of Puerto Escondido. It shook buildings in the capital, sent tremors as far south as Guatemala and set off more than 1,520 aftershocks.

At least 1,000 homes were damaged in Oaxaca, the state's governor, Alejandro Murat, told a Mexican television program on Saturday, higher than earlier estimates of damage.

Media images showed homes, businesses and schools with cracks in their walls and rubble scattered on the ground.

A military helicopter surveying the quake damage crashed in Santiago Jamiltepec on Friday night, killing at least 13 people.

Mexico's Interior Ministry said federal aid would go to towns including Pinotepa Nacional, closest to the epicenter, and Santiago Jamiltepec, which had reported 50 damaged homes along with a church and government building.

Recovery efforts are still being carried out in Oaxaca as well as Mexico City after strong earthquakes in September killed several hundred people and toppled buildings.</s>A relative cries near coffin with the body of the victim after a military helicopter, carrying Mexico's interior minister and the governor of the southern state of Oaxaca, crashed on top of two vans in an open field while trying to land in Santiago...</s>A relative cries near coffin with the body of the victim after a military helicopter, carrying Mexico's interior minister and the governor of the southern state of Oaxaca, crashed on top of two vans in an open field while trying to land in Santiago...</s>Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca requested federal emergency funds on Sunday to supply food, shelter and health services in more than 30 municipalities battered by last week’s powerful quake in a region still reeling from temblors in September.

The 7.2 magnitude quake on Friday, which did not cause any deaths, had its epicenter about 90 miles (145 km) from the Pacific coast surfer resort of Puerto Escondido. It shook buildings in the capital, sent tremors as far south as Guatemala and set off more than 1,520 aftershocks.

At least 1,000 homes were damaged in Oaxaca, the state’s governor, Alejandro Murat, told a Mexican television program on Saturday, higher than earlier estimates of damage. Media images showed homes, businesses and schools with cracks in their walls and rubble scattered on the ground.

A military helicopter surveying the quake damage crashed in Santiago Jamiltepec on Friday night, killing at least 13 people.

Mexico’s Interior Ministry said federal aid would go to towns including Pinotepa Nacional, closest to the epicenter, and Santiago Jamiltepec, which had reported 50 damaged homes along with a church and government building.

Recovery efforts are still being carried out in Oaxaca as well as Mexico City after strong earthquakes in September killed several hundred people and toppled buildings.

For all the latest World News, download Indian Express App</s>A relative cries near coffin with the body of the victim after a military helicopter, carrying Mexico's interior minister and the governor of the southern state of Oaxaca, crashed on top of two vans in an open field while trying to land in Santiago...</s>A magnitude-6 earthquake struck Oaxaca state in southern Mexico early Monday, just two days after another quake measuring 7.2 hit the region.

The National Seismological Service said that the earthquake occurred at 12:57 am with its epicenter 32 kilometers (20 miles) southeast of Pinotepa Nacional at a depth of 10 km.</s>The earthquake sent panicked locals into a frenzy, wandering the streets in despair in the early hours of this morning. The magnitude 6.1 quake hit 43km (27 miles) east of Oaxaca at a depth of 10km at 6.56GMT, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre was close to the city of Pinotepa Nacional, which has a population of 26,000. The earthquake woke residents of Mexico City, with many people running into the streets, according to Reuters.

The tremor was strong enough to trigger earthquake alarms in Mexico City, more than 200 miles (320km) away, but was shorter and less intense than the one on Saturday in the same area, Reuters reported. The head of Mexico's civil protection agency, Luis Felipe Puente, said state emergency procedures had been activated in the affected states. He said on Twitter: “So far, no damage has been reported.” Infrastructure, including installations of state oil company Pemex, were intact, he said. A stronger 7.2 magnitude earthquake rattled Oaxaca on Saturday, leaving a million homes without power but there were no direct reports of loss of life.

However, a helicopter carrying officials to the scene of the quake crashed in the in Santiago Jamiltepec on the way to the state and killed 14 people. The earthquake shook buildings in the capita, sent tremors as far south as Guatemala and set off more than 1,520 aftershocks. The quake, whose epicentre was 11 kilometers south of Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, was felt in 11 states as well as Mexico City and lasted for more than a minute. The state’s governor, Alejandro Murat, said on Saturday at east 1,000 homes were damaged in Oaxaca - higher than earlier estimates of damage. The southern state requested federal emergency funds on Sunday to supply food, shelter and health services in more than 30 municipalities battered by last week's powerful quake in a region still reeling from temblors in September. Mexico has suffered a series of more powerful earthquakes in recent months, including two in September that together killed hundreds of people and brought buildings crashing down. This is a breaking. More to follow...</s>MEXICO CITY (AP) - A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca on Monday, days after a more powerful temblor hit the same area.



 State and national emergency officials said they had no immediate reports of damage from the latest shake, but schools were cancelled across the state on Monday.

 

 It was felt in Mexico City, where quake alarm sirens had people springing out of their beds and into the streets.

 

 The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit at 12:57 a.m. Eastern time (0657 GMT). It was centered 25 miles beneath the surface at a point 33 miles east-northeast of Pinotepa Nacional and 69 miles southwest of the state capital, Oaxaca city.

 

 It appeared to be an aftershock of a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck near the same area on Friday. That quake caused no deaths, though 13 people were killed in the crash of a helicopter sent to assess the damage.
Three days after the previous, stronger earthquake, a 5.9-magnitude possible aftershock strikes again near the coast of Oaxaca and is widely felt across Southern and Central Mexico. No victims are reported so far.