The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.5, and its epicentre was near the town of San Marcos in the southern state of Guerrero.
A strong earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico on Friday, interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum’s first press briefing of the new year as seismic alarms sounded.
🚨🌎 “Con calma, por favor” Así fue como la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum percibió el sismo durante la mañanera y pidió desalojar sin pánico a los asistentes 🏃♂️🧘♀️ #Sismo#CDMX#AlertaSismicapic.twitter.com/RYF92NMmxu
Sheinbaum was speaking in Mexico City when earthquake alarms sounded. She noted the ground was shaking beneath her before calmly evacuating alongside journalists. Sheinbaum resumed the press conference shortly afterward.
She said no damage had been reported in Mexico City, where residents fled their homes and sounds of nervous dogs barking filled the streets.
The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.5, and its epicentre was near the town of San Marcos in the southern state of Guerrero, according to Mexico’s national seismological agency.
M6.5 earthquake that hit Guerrero, Mexico was felt in Mexico City. You can see the building shaking 👀pic.twitter.com/ci7AaMjgWe
Guerrero is home to Acapulco and other resort areas, which are a major draw for holiday tourists. Acapulco is still recovering from a Category 5 hurricane that devastated the area in 2023.
The state’s civil defense agency reported various landslides around Acapulco and on other highways in the state.
Residents and tourists in Mexico City and Acapulco rushed into the streets when the shaking began.
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José Raymundo Díaz Taboada, a doctor and human rights defender who lives on one of the peaks ringing Acapulco, told The Associated Press that he heard a strong rumble noise and all the neighbourhood dogs began barking.
“In that moment the seismic alert went off on my cell phone,” he said, “and then the shaking began to feel strong with a lot of noise.” He said the shaking was lighter than in some previous quakes and he had prepared a backpack of essentials to be ready to leave as the aftershocks continued.
He said he had been unable to reach some friends who live along the Costa Chica southeast of Acapulco because communications were cut.
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The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.5, and its epicentre was near the town of San Marcos in the southern state of Guerrero. 
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