Earthquake and tsunami wrecks Mexico city

An earthquake at the late hours of Thursday September 7, 2017, hit Mexico city in USA.  The earthquake was felt across Mexico, toppling houses and shaking buildings in the country's capital amid reports tremors were detected as a far away as Austin, Texas - more than 1,300 miles from the epicentre.

A tsunami has already been detected in Mexico after the quake struck at 11.49pm last night, 76 miles southwest of the town of Pijijiapan, at a depth of 43 miles. 

Terrified residents in Mexico City ran out into the streets after the quake struck, witnesses said. 

It was the strongest earthquake to hit the capital since a devastating 1985 tremor flattened swathes of Mexico City and killed thousands, Mexico's civil protection agency said. Five have been confirmed dead including two children.