"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."
"The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 and its epicenter was near the town of San Marcos in the southern state of Guerrero near the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco, according to Mexico's national seismological agency."
"The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.7 miles (35 kilometers), 2.5 miles north-northwest of Rancho Viejo, Guerrero, which is in the mountains about 57 miles northeast of Acapulco."
"Sheinbaum resumed her press briefing a short time later and said that she had spoken with Guerrero's Gov. Evelyn Salgado, who told her there was no serious damage reported so far."
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 rattled southern and central Mexico on Friday, triggering seismic alarms and interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum's first press briefing of the new year. The epicenter was near the town of San Marcos in the southern state of Guerrero, close to the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco, according to Mexico's national seismological agency. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake occurred at a depth of 35 kilometers, 2.5 miles north-northwest of Rancho Viejo, about 57 miles northeast of Acapulco. Residents and tourists in Mexico City and Acapulco rushed into the streets when the shaking began. Sheinbaum resumed her briefing and said she spoke with Guerrero Governor Evelyn Salgado, who reported no serious damage so far.
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