More Than 20 Dead After Quake Rocks Mexico

Published January 22, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

More than 20 people are reported dead after a powerful earthquake hits Mexico City and several Pacific-coast states. The quake is estimated to have a magnitude of 7.8. NPR's Gerry Hadden reports.

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