The quake came less than two weeks after another quake left 90 dead in the country's south, and it occurred as Mexicans commemorated the anniversary of a 1985 quake that killed thousands.
Dozens of buildings collapsed into mounds of rubble or were severely damaged in in densely populated parts of Mexico City and nearby states. A column of smoke rose from a structure in one central neighborhood in the capital.
Morelos Gov. Graco Ramirez reported on Twitter that at least 42 people had died in his state south of Mexico City.
At least 11 others died in Puebla state, according to Francisco Sanchez, spokesman for the state's Interior Department.
Gov. Alfredo del Mazo said at least eight had died in the State of Mexico, which also borders the capital.
There were no immediate official reports of deaths in the capital, but journalists witnessed some people who had apparently died.
Rescue workers rushed to the site of damaged or collapsed buildings in the capital, and reporters saw onlookers cheer as a woman was pulled from the rubble.
Source: cnbc international
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