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Mexico City's Earthquake, Through Residents' Eyes

Here’s how locals responded when shocks struck the city.

A man walks out of the door frame of a building that collapsed after an earthquake, in the Condesa neighborhood of Mexico City, Tuesday, September 19, 2017.Marco Ugarte/AP

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By Martin Echenique

September 19, 2017 at 9:57 PM EDT

On September 19, just 12 days after the second-largest earthquake in Mexican history shook the state of Chiapas and Oaxaca, another one struck the country’s capital.

Authorities have reported 120 people dead in four states, plus 44 collapsed buildings, cracked highways, and gas leaks in Mexico City.

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