A 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook an area of southwestern Mexico on Sunday, the The US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The quake was about five miles from Coalcoman de Vazquez Pallares, a city of about 20,000 people about 372 miles west of the capital Mexico City. The earthquake struck at a depth of 53 miles.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said it X social media platform that the national emergency services had reported “there are no new developments and they are starting review protocols” in Coalcoman.
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Mexico is lying five tectonic plates which makes it one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to earthquakes, especially on the Pacific coast.
In 1985 an 8.1 magnitude earthquake centered on the Pacific coast struck much of central and southern Mexico, killing thousands and causing extensive damage in Mexico City.
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake on 19 September 2017 killed 369 people, most of them in the capital.
On the same day in 2022central Mexico was hit by another earthquake, just hours after millions of people took part in a mock earthquake safety exercise. The effects of the 7.6 magnitude earthquake extended as far as 1,500 miles to the north, where four foot high waves began to churn inside the Death Valley cave known as Devils Hole.
