6.5-magnitude quake hits off SE Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck the border city of Ciudad Hidalgo in Mexico's southeastern Chiapas state on Friday, said the country's seismological agency.

The National Seismological Service (SSN) reported that the earthquake occurred at 10:14 a.m. local time (1614 GMT) about 37 kilometers southwest of Ciudad Hidalgo, a city located on the border of Mexico with Guatemala.

The agency adjusted the magnitude of the earthquake from 6.6 degrees of its preliminary report.