A powerful earthquake hit southeastern Mexico on Tuesday. The latest reports show that the magnitude of the quake was of 6.4 on the Richter scale, but there were no reports of major damage.

The region that experienced the biggest shake was Oaxaca. The quake shook Mexico City’s buildings a bit and also rocked parts of Mexico's southern Pacific and Gulf coasts.
There were reports showing that in the southern city of Tuxtla Gutierrez people got out of their homes and buildings and ran into the streets fearing the eventual aftershocks.

"It was horrible," said Cecilia Gomez, standing with her family outside her home. "It really scared me."

A report of the US Geological Survey shows the earth quake struck Mexico at 6:50 am (1250 GMT) 60 kilometers (40 miles) northwest of Tonala, Chiapas state with an intensity of 6.4 on the moment magnitude scale.

There were some people who had panic attacks in the southern state of Chiapas, but aside this there were no other casualties or damages, said Daniel Roque who works for the local civil protection agency.

The quake hit Mexico just three month after the country went through probably the worst floods in its history. In early November 2007, about 20,000 people were evacuated from the southern Mexican state of Tabasco.

The Grijalva River, on of the biggest waterways in Tabasco, has risen 6.5 feet (2 meters) above the critical level. Approximately one million people suffered from the effects of the floods and about 300,000 were trapped into their homes. About 70 per cent of Tabasco was under water.