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FILE: A seismograph takes readings of an earthquake. Picture: AFP

Mexico earthquake

5.7 magnitude quake rattles Mexico

By AFP

The quake struck 59 kilometers southeast of San Marcos in Guerrero state at a depth of 19 kilometers, according to the national seismology service.

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