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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Woman Dies Of Heart Attack During Quake

Compiled From Wire Services

The second strong earthquake in Mexico this month has killed at least one person, a woman who died of a heart attack after rushing out of her home in fright.

Radio reports say the woman died Friday night in Tuxtla Gutierrez, the capital of Mexico’s southernmost state, Chiapas.

Residents swept glass and debris off sidewalks throughout Chiapas Saturday in the wake of the 6.3-magnitude temblor. Several churches and buildings were damaged.

It was Mexico’s second large quake in as many weeks. A magnitude-7.6 quake hit the country’s Pacific Coast on Oct. 9, killing 51 people and causing major damage.

The latest quake did little damage, a fact seismologists attributed to its depth.

The following fields overflowed: DATELINE = SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, MEXICO