Earthquake rocks near the Coast of Mexico

Earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.1 struck off the southern coast of Mexico early Friday prompting potential tsunami threats along the entire southern coast of Central America.

The quake struck about 70 miles off the coast of Chiapas, Mexico, near the border with Guatemala at 12:49 a.m. ET. The U.S. Geological Survey initially estimated the magnitude at 8.0 before revising it to 8.1 The Mexican Seismological Agency rated it at magnitude 8.4.

5 aftershocks measuring magnitude 4.9 to 5.7 were recorded in the hour after the quake, the USGS said.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that a 2.3-foot tsunami wave was recorded off the Mexican coast and that waves up to 10 feet were possible.

Smaller waves up to 3 feet were possible until about 3:45 a.m. ET along the borders of nearly all Central American countries, including Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.