8.1 Earthquake Shakes Mexico

An 8.1 magnitude earthquake hit 73 miles off of Mexico's coast overnight.

There are reports of 5 people having been killed, and shock waves were felt as far as Mexico City, some 650 miles away. Update: The number of people killed has risen to 26 as of Friday afternoon.

There was a 5.7 magnitude aftershock some 12 minutes later.

There was also tsunami, with waves up to 2.3 feet.

Oh hell no ? RT @yasharhuseyn Moment of the terrible #earthquake in #Mexico. #tsunami pic.twitter.com/5tY2BHsT7t

— peter_pec (@peter_pec) September 8, 2017