"A powerful earthquake struck central and southern Mexico on Friday, killing at least two people, officials said. The magnitude 6.5 quake struck near the tourist hotspot of Acapulco, in Guerrero state on the Pacific coast. Tourists in Acapulco had to evacuate their hotelsImage: Francisco Robles/AFP The tremor was also felt around 400 kilometers (250 miles) away in the capital, Mexico City, where President Claudia Sheinbaum had to interrupt a press conference to evacuate the presidential palace."
"The earthquake's epicenter was 14 kilometers outside of San Marcos, a town in the southwestern state of Guerrero, Mexico's National Seismological Service said. Guerrero Governor Evelyn Salgado said a woman in her 50s was killed "when her house collapsed on top of her." Around 50 houses in San Marcos were destroyed, Mayor Misael Lorenzo Castillo said, adding that "all the houses have cracks." Emergency workers and soldiers were reviewing several damaged buildings in San MarcosImage: Francisco Robles/AFP"
"In the capital, a man in his 60s fell to his death while evacuating from his second-floor apartment in Mexico City. Mexico City mayor Clara Brugada said 12 others were injured. Mexico's seismological service reported over 420 aftershocks by midday local time, with the strongest registered a magnitude 4.7. Mexico is one of the world's most seismically active countries, as it is located between five tectonic plates."
The earthquake's epicenter lay 14 kilometers outside San Marcos in Guerrero, with a magnitude of 6.5 near Acapulco. A woman in her 50s died when her house collapsed and around 50 houses in San Marcos were destroyed, with many buildings showing cracks. Emergency workers and soldiers inspected damaged structures while tourists evacuated hotels in Acapulco and the presidential palace was briefly evacuated in Mexico City. A man in his 60s died while evacuating in the capital and at least 12 others were injured. More than 420 aftershocks were recorded, the strongest magnitude 4.7. Mexico remains highly seismically active between multiple tectonic plates.
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