Reported from the source

Quick summary: A preliminary magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck southern and central Mexico on Friday, interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum’s first press briefing of the year. The quake, with an epicentre near San Marcos in Guerrero, prompted residents and tourists to evacuate buildings in Mexico City and Acapulco. Initial reports from Guerrero’s civil defence agency noted some landslides, though the state governor informed President Sheinbaum that no serious damage had been reported.

The strong earthquake, which occurred at a depth of 35 kilometres, had its epicentre near the town of San Marcos in the southern state of Guerrero, close to the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco, according to the national seismological agency. The US Geological Survey placed the earthquake north-northwest of Rancho Viejo, about 91 kilometres northeast of Acapulco. Seismic alarms blared, leading to residents and tourists rushing into the streets in Mexico City and Acapulco when the shaking began. Following the event, President Claudia Sheinbaum resumed her press briefing and confirmed she had spoken with Guerrero’s Governor Evelyn Salgado, who indicated no serious damage had been reported. However, the state’s civil defence agency did report some landslides around Acapulco and on other highways within Guerrero. José Raymundo Díaz Taboada, a doctor and human rights defender living in Acapulco, described hearing a strong rumble and dogs barking before his cell phone’s seismic alert activated, followed by significant shaking. He noted the shaking was less intense than previous quakes and mentioned preparing an emergency backpack, adding that communications were out in some areas along the Costa Chica southeast of Acapulco.

Source: www.euronews.com