Residents evacuate as 6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Mexico

Residents evacuate as 6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Mexico
People wait outside their homes and buildings after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico, January 2, 2026.
Reuters

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake has struck the southern state of Guerrero in Mexico.

President Claudia Sheinbaum was speaking at her morning news conference when earthquake alarms sounded.

She noted the ground was shaking beneath her before she calmy evacuated with journalists.

There has been no serious damage in Guerrero, says the Mexican president, after speaking with the state’s governor.

There has also been no damage reported in the capital Mexico City.

The quake was at a depth of 10km (6.21 miles) said the German Research Center of Geosciences (GFZ).

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