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Earthquake with a Preliminary Magnitude of 6.5 Rattles Southern and Central Mexico
The magnitude 6.5 quake near San Marcos, Guerrero, was felt by over 5.4 million people with no major damage reported, President Sheinbaum said after resuming her briefing.
- 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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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…
A violent 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Mexico City on Friday, announced the National Seismological Service.
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