US EditionEarthquake with a Preliminary Magnitude of 6.5 Rattles Southern and Central Mexico
The 6.5 magnitude quake near San Marcos, Guerrero, was felt by over 4.7 million people with no major damage, officials reported.
- On Friday, January 2, 2026, Mexico's National Seismological Service reported a preliminary magnitude 6.5 quake with epicenter 15 km southwest of San Marcos, Guerrero.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum's first press briefing was interrupted as seismic alarms sounded, and residents and tourists in Mexico City and Acapulco rushed into the streets after a short oscillating movement.
- Technical bulletins show Mexico's National Seismological Service recorded coordinates latitude 16.70, longitude-99.49 at 10 km depth, while the U.S. Geological Survey said 21.7-mile depth near Rancho Viejo, Guerrero.
- Capital authorities activated preventive review protocols in public buildings, hospitals and strategic areas, and officials reported no major damage or injuries as President Claudia Sheinbaum spoke with Guerrero Gov. Evelyn Salgado.
- Agencies cautioned the data are preliminary and could be adjusted after final analysis, and monitoring continues as Civil Protection authorities update technical information.
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January 2, 2026 – Mexico City – EFE. A telluric movement of magnitude six point five on the Richter scale occurred this Friday morning in Mexican territory according to the data provided by the National Seismologic Service. The tremor originated in front of the coastal zone of the state of Guerrero in the Pacific Ocean and its strength was felt in various points of the republic including the metropolitan area of the country. Experts in charge of…
The Mayor of Benito Juárez, Mexico City, reported this Friday the death of a 60-year-old man during the evacuation of magnitude 6.5 earthquake on the Richter scale that was recorded at 7.58 local time. “During the earthquake evacuation recorded this morning, the man evicted his apartment on the second floor, stumbled and lost consciousness,” officials reported in a statement. Read also...
Mexico City, 2 Jan (EFE).- Mexico's National Seismological Service (SSN) has recorded 420 replicas, after an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 that occurred on Friday morning with an epicenter in the southern state of Guerrero, which according to the authorities has not left any major damage. “By 12:00 hours, 420 replicas have been recorded, the largest of 4.7,” the SSN has specified. The earthquake was reported by the institution at 07:58 hours (13:5…
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