MEXICO CITY - The powerful earthquake that rocked Mexico over the weekend killed at least two people setting off new alarms in a country struggling to recover from two recent quakes that killed a total of about 400 people.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the latest quake had a magnitude of 6.1 and was centered in the southern state of Oaxaca, southeast of the capital, which is still reeling from Tuesday's 7.1 quake that killed at least 300 people.

Mexico's disaster agency said the latest quake was an aftershock of the 8.1 quake that hit Mexico's southern coast on September 7, killing nearly 100 people.

Rescue workers continued to search through rubble from the quakes. Mexican rescue workers, supported by teams from around the world, including Israel, Japan and the United States, have rescued at least 60 people in Mexico City and surrounding towns.

The United States Agency for International Development sent a team of more than 60 disaster responders and tools and medical equipment to Mexico City.

While officials remain focused on searching for survivors and caring for those who were injured in the temblors, those whose lives were upended are wondering what will happen to them. About 2,000 homes were damaged. Many are uninhabitable, rendering the occupants homeless.

Mexico has set up 50 shelters to house quake survivors, but some people are choosing to sleep in the streets, fearing more aftershocks.

Story Date: September 25, 2017