On Tuesday a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck central Mexico, collapsing several buildings and bringing life in the city to a halt. These early photos from Mexico City reveal the extent of the damage.

People remove debris of a collapsed building looking for possible victims after a quake rattled Mexico City on September 19, 2017.
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A car lies crushed under debris from a damaged building after a quake rattled Mexico City on September 19, 2017. (Photo credit: Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images)

Debris from the facade of a building which collapsed when a quake rattled Mexico City on September 19, 2017. (Photo credit: Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images)

A traffic controller and a security guard look for possible victims at a building which collapsed during a quake in Mexico City on September 19, 2017. (Photo credit: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images)

Police officers cordon the area off after a building collapsed during a quake in Mexico City on September 19, 2017. (Photo credit: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images)
The following image, taken from Google Street View, shows the same building before the earthquake brought it down.

A screen grab shows a building later destroyed by an earthquake that struck Mexico on Sept. 19, 2017 (Photo credit: Google Street View)

People remove debris of a building which collapsed after a quake rattled Mexico City on September 19, 2017. (Photo credit: Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images)

Picture of the damages caused on a building by a powerful quake in Mexico City on September 19, 2017. (Photo credit: Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)