Photos: Powerful earthquake strikes Mexico
A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck off the southwestern coast of Mexico, leaving many rural areas in rubble. There are at least 32 dead so far.
Powerful earthquake strikes Mexico
A view of a partially collapsed hotel in Matias Romero, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in Mexico struck off the country's southern coast, toppling hundreds of buildings, triggering tsunami evacuations and sending panicked people fleeing into the streets in the middle of the night. At least 35 people were reported killed.(AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
Powerful earthquake strikes Mexico
A dog sits on top of the rubble of a wall that collapsed during a massive earthquake, in Mexico City, Friday Sept.8, 2017. One of the most powerful earthquakes ever to strike Mexico hit off its southern Pacific coast, killing at least 35 people, toppling houses, government offices and businesses. Mexico's capital escaped major damage, but the quake terrified sleeping residents, many of whom still remember the catastrophic 1985 earthquake that killed thousands and devastated large parts of the city.(AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Powerful earthquake strikes Mexico
A van sits in a pile of rubble after it was smashed by a wall that collapsed during a massive earthquake, in Mexico City, Friday Sept. 8, 2017. One of the most powerful earthquakes ever to strike Mexico hit off its southern Pacific coast, killing at least 35 people, toppling houses, government offices and businesses. Mexico's capital escaped major damage, but the quake terrified sleeping residents, many of whom still remember the catastrophic 1985 earthquake that killed thousands and devastated large parts of the city. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Powerful earthquake strikes Mexico
Residents remove sodas from the fridge of their taco stand after a wall collapsed on it during the earthquake in Mexico City, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. One of the most powerful earthquakes ever to strike Mexico hit off its southern Pacific coast, while the capital escaped major damage. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Powerful earthquake strikes Mexico
Three Navy sailors walk by the partially collapsed structure of an hotel in the town of Matias Romero, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in Mexico struck off the country's southern coast, toppling hundreds of buildings, triggering tsunami evacuations and sending panicked people fleeing into the streets in the middle of the night. At least 35 people were reported killed.(AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
Powerful earthquake strikes Mexico
A soldier walks by a partially collapsed structure in the town of Matias Romero, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in Mexico struck off the country's southern coast, toppling hundreds of buildings, triggering tsunami evacuations and sending panicked people fleeing into the streets in the middle of the night. At least 35 people were reported killed.(AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
Powerful earthquake strikes Mexico
Soldiers remove debris from a partly collapsed municipal building felled by a massive earthquake in Juchitan, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. One of the most powerful earthquakes ever to strike Mexico has hit off its southern Pacific coast, killing at least 32 people, toppling houses, government offices and businesses. (AP Photo/Luis Alberto Cruz)
Powerful earthquake strikes Mexico
MEX QUAKE: Map locates magnitude-8.1 quake near Tapachula, Mexico; 1c x 2 inches; with BC-LT--Mexico-Earthquake Editorís Note: It is mandatory to include all sources that accompany this graphic when repurposing or editing it for publication
Powerful earthquake strikes Mexico
Evacuated patients lie on their beds or sit outside the hospital in the aftermath of a massive earthquake, in Juchitan, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. One of the most powerful earthquakes ever to strike Mexico hit off its southern Pacific coast, killing at least 32 people, toppling houses, government offices and businesses. (AP Photo/Luis Alberto Cruz)
Powerful earthquake strikes Mexico
A policeman stands in front of a church whose towers were damaged by an 8.1-magnitude earthquake in San Cristobal de Las Casas, state of Chiapas, Mexico, early Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. One of the most powerful earthquakes ever to strike Mexico hit off its southern coast, killing at least 15 people, toppling houses and businesses and sending panicked people into the streets. (AP Photo/Moyses Zuniga)
Powerful earthquake strikes Mexico
People who evacuated from bars during an earthquake stand in the street in La Roma neighborhood of Mexico City, sections of which lost power, just before midnight on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Powerful earthquake strikes Mexico
A man removes debris from a collapsed building felled by a massive earthquake, in Juchitan, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. One of the most powerful earthquakes ever to strike Mexico has hit off its southern Pacific coast, killing at least 32 people, toppling houses, government offices and businesses. (AP Photo/Luis Alberto Cruz)
Powerful earthquake strikes Mexico
Soldiers remove debris from a partly collapsed municipal building after an earthquake in Juchitan, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. One of the most powerful earthquakes ever to strike Mexico has hit off its southern Pacific coast, killing at least 32 people, toppling houses, government offices and businesses. (AP Photo/Luis Alberto Cruz)
Powerful earthquake strikes Mexico
Residents stand in front of rubble from a partially collapsed building felled by a massive earthquake in Juchitan, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. One of the most powerful earthquakes ever to strike Mexico has hit off its southern Pacific coast, killing at least 32 people, toppling houses, government offices and businesses. (AP Photo/Luis Alberto Cruz)
Powerful earthquake strikes Mexico
Soldiers remove debris from a partly collapsed municipal building felled by a massive earthquake in Juchitan, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. One of the most powerful earthquakes ever to strike Mexico has hit off its southern Pacific coast, killing at least 32 people, toppling houses, government offices and businesses. (AP Photo/Luis Alberto Cruz)
MEXICO CITY — One of the most powerful earthquakes ever to strike Mexico has hit off its southern Pacific coast, killing at least 32 people, t…