Mexico City, Feb 9 (DPA) Southern Mexico was roiled Monday evening by an earthquake registering a magnitude of 5.9 on the Richter scale, the country's national seismological service said.

There were no immediate reports of damage.

The epicentre was off the coast of the state of Oaxaca.

In Mexico City, high-rise buildings were evacuated, though the quake was not widely felt in the capital.