The 8.1 magnitude quake off the southern coast late Thursday was stronger than a devastating 1985 temblor that flattened swathes of Mexico City and killed thousands. Debris from a collapsed wall sits in Oaxaca, Mexico, after an earthquake early Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. Classes were suspended in much of central and southern Mexico on Friday to allow authorities to assess damage. The 1985 earthquake was by the coast, about 200 miles from Mexico City. ALSO READ | Hurricane Irma is nature at its most fierce, one of Atlantic Ocean's most powerful stormALSO WATCH | Magnitude 8.1 earthquake hits southern Mexico

Source: India Today September 08, 2017 14:34 UTC