A strong earthquake has shaken the border of Mexico and Guatemala driving frightened residents into the streets. The temblor struck just before 6 a.m.

A powerful earthquake in southern Mexico shook nearby countries Guatemala and El Salvador on Friday, with the US Geological Survey measuring its preliminary magnitude as 7.3.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.3 with the epicenter 30 miles southwest of Aquiles Serdan, Mexico.

An earthquake with a 7. 3 magnitude struck off Mexico's Pacific coast, shaking southern Mexico and neighbouring Guatemala, the US earthquake monitoring agency said on Friday.

Significant damage is likely and some fatalities are possible, officials said.

Rescue crews were deployed to search affected communities as reports of injuries and damage continued to emerge.

A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the Mexico-Guatemala coast in the Pacific Ocean on Friday, being felt as far as El Salvador.

Earthquake in Mexico: A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast near the Guatemala border on Friday, briefly triggering tsunami warnings across parts of the eastern Pacific before authorities declared the threat over.

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A series of earthquakes struck offshore near the Mexico–Guatemala border overnight and into Tuesday, while another quake was reported in Central California.