The powerful earthquake that rocked southern Mexico on Tuesday is now blamed for at least six deaths, including a worker at the country’s largest oil refinery, according to officials.

Matthew 24:7 KJV – “For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.”

The magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck at 11:20 a.m. near the southern Mexico resort of Huatulco, damaging hundreds of homes and four archaeological sites.

“We lost everything in one moment to nature,” said Vicente Romero, an owner of a stationery store in the resort town of La Crucecita who told Reuters his home suffered structural damage. “This is our life’s work.”

The national Civil Protection Center said right before midnight a sixth fatality was reported in the southern state of Oaxaca, the epicenter of the quake where at least 500 homes were damaged.

Among the dead were a worker at Mexico’s largest oil refinery who fell from one of the plant’s structures, according to the civil protection agency.

The temblor also caused a fire at the plant that led to a brief shutdown.

“A small fire broke out and was immediately controlled,” a Pemex spokesperson told Reuters.

Mountain roads were blocked by landslides, while churches, bridges and highways also suffered damage during the quake.

In Huatulco, a laid-back beach destination known for surfing and small protected coves, the earthquake knocked goods off shelves and some rubble from buildings.

At least six people were injured, including two in Mexico City, more than 300 miles north of the epicenter, where the shaking sent tens of thousands of people fleeing into the streets.

Officials told El Universal that at least 10 health centers, already busy battling the coronavirus pandemic, sustained damage from the tremors. Eight hospitals scattered along the coast in Oaxaca were the most severely affected.

“Unfortunately, the earthquake was significant enough to cause damage to the ceilings, doors, facilities and walls, but the reports I have so far are that there are no structural damages,” Oaxaca Deputy Director of Health Services Juan Carlos Marquez Heine told the news outlet.

Hundreds of aftershocks have been reported and the damage is still being assessed. It was felt in Guatemala and throughout south and central Mexico.