Jan 2, 2026, 9:52 p.mJan 2, 2026, 9:54 p.m
Southern Mexico was hit by an earthquake.Image: keystone
A severe earthquake has shaken southern Mexico. The center of the magnitude 6.5 quake was 15 kilometers southwest of the town of San Marcos in the state of Guerrero at a depth of ten kilometers, according to the Mexican Earthquake Observatory. No major damage was initially reported. The quake was felt in several southern states and Mexico City.
According to media reports, a man died while evacuating a building in the Mexican capital. The 67-year-old fell down the stairs as he wanted to leave the house during the earthquake alarm, the newspaper “Milenio” reported. In the port city of Acapulco, near the center of the quake, minor damage to facades, power outages and gas leaks were reported. President Claudia Sheinbaum had to briefly interrupt her morning press conference because of the earthquake alarm.
The west coast of Mexico lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, the most geologically active region in the world. In this area with a total length of 40,000 kilometers, several earth’s plates meet. 90 percent of all earthquakes worldwide occur here. The last serious earthquake with numerous fatalities in Mexico occurred in September 2017 – at that time, 369 people died in the Latin American country. (sda/dpa)