An earthquake measuring 6.2 magnitude struck the southwestern region of Mexico on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or injuries.
The quake was about five miles from Coalcoman de Vazquez Pallares, a municipality of about 20,000 people 372 kilometers west of the capital Mexico City. The earthquake struck at a depth of 53 miles.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on social media X that the national emergency has reported that “nothing new is happening and they are starting review procedures” at Coalcoman.
Henry Romero / REUTERS
Mexico continues five tectonic plates that makes it one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world, especially along the Pacific coast.
In 1985 an 8.1 magnitude earthquake on the Pacific coast devastated much of central and southern Mexico, killing thousands of people and causing extensive damage to Mexico City.
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake on September 19, 2017, killed 369 people, most of them in the capital.
On that day in 2022central Mexico was hit by another earthquake, hours later millions of people took part in a mock earthquake safety exercise. The effects of the 7.6 magnitude earthquake reached 1,500 miles to the north, there four-foot-tall waves began to blow inside the Death Valley cave called Devils Hole.
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