<span style="color: #222222;">In Mexico City, a 5.3 magnitude earthquake shook the southern state of Oaxaca yesterday. The National Seismological Service said, the quake struck south of Ciudad Ixtepec. <br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Civil Protection authorities</span> said that two houses have been damaged in Matias Romero, a town in the southeast of the state. In the neighboring town of Santa Maria Petapa, several houses and the public market were damaged by the quake. <br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">State Governor Alejandro</span> Murat said that security protocols have been activated in the earthquake's wake. In September last year, a deadly 7.1 magnitude quake hit Oaxaca. A total of 369 people were killed in the quake which shook several central states and Mexico City.<br />