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Powerful Earthquake Shakes Mexico On 32nd Anniversary Of Deadly Temblor

The magnitude 7.1 quake Tuesday roiled Mexico City, rattling buildings and prompting people to flee into the streets. Residents had marked the 1985 quake by participating in drills earlier in the day.
People remove the debris of a collapsed building looking for possible victims after the 7.1-magnitude quake rattled Mexico City on Tuesday. / OMAR TORRES / Getty Images

Updated at 4:18 p.m. ET

Thirty-two years to the day after an earthquake killed thousands of people in Mexico, a powerful quake roiled the country's capital city Tuesday. Buildings shivered in Mexico City, shattering facades and

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