Mexico earthquake
Buildings across Mexico City are in ruins after a powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook the country. CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez, who is in Mexico City, joined CBSN to discuss the ongoing search and rescue efforts.
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Quake rocks Mexico City
Mexico suffered severe damage from its second earthquake in two weeks Tuesday. Rescue crews are frantically trying to find survivors buried by debris. CBS News Radio's Adrienne Bard was in Mexico City when the quake hit and joins CBSN with more.
Search for survivors
The search for survivors continued through the night as crews scrambled to find people buried by rubble in Mexico City. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez joined CBSN from Mexico City with the latest.
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Mexico earthquake
Tuesday's magnitude 7.1 earthquake that killed more than 100 people in Mexico may have been an aftershock of a magnitude 8.1 quake from two weeks ago, according to CBS News science and futurist contributor Dr. Michio Kaku. Kaku spoke to CBSN about how earthquakes work, and why they caused to much damage.
Mexico quake impact
Dr. Lucy Jones, a seismologist formerly with the U.S. Geological Survey, discusses how soil contributed to the destruction in Tuesday's earthquake in central Mexico.
Mexico earthquake latest
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck central Mexico on Tuesday, southeast of Mexico City. Dozens have died and the search continues for residents still trapped under rubble and debris. CBS News Radio correspondent Adrienne Bard reports.
Witness on earthquake
A major earthquake caused severe damage in central Mexico. Simone Sztrigler witnessed the shaking in Mexico City and CBSN to discuss what happened.
Major Mexico earthquake
A 7.1 magnitude quake struck south of Mexico City Tuesday afternoon. CBS News science and futurist contributor Dr. Michio Kaku joins CBSN to discuss the latest.
Mexico quake latest
Reports of damage are coming in following a major earthquake south of Mexico City. CBS News reporter Adrienne Bard joins CBSN with the latest from Mexico City.
Mexico City quake
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Deadly Mexico quake
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Deadly earthquake off Mexico coast
The USGS says a powerful 8.1 magnitude earthquake hit just off the southern coast of Mexico overnight. The deadly quake triggered tsunami waves and coastal evacuations. Mexico's president said the earthquake is the strongest to hit his country in a century. Vladimir Duthiers reports.
Deadly earthquake hits off Mexico
The biggest earthquake to shake Mexico in a century caused widespread devastation overnight. The 8.1 magnitude quake struck just off the southern coast and triggered tsunami waves. At least five people are confirmed dead. Jeff Paul of CBS Dallas-Fort Worth station KTVT reports from Puerto Escondido, with Charlie Rose, Norah O'Donnell, and Bianna Golodryga anchoring this CBS News Special Report.
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