Earthquake of magnitude 6 woke up Mexico City and Guerrero

This Sunday morning there was a preliminary magnitude 6 earthquake off the coast of Guerrero, which was felt in several states and Mexico City, known as CDMX.

The National Seismological announced that the earthquake was located 17 km south of Tecpan, Guerrero, at 8:31 am with a latitude 17.07 and longitude -100.67 with a depth of 10 km.

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador ( AMLO ) announced that the Civil Protection plan was applied in this situation.

Other states where the emergency protocols were also activated were Oaxaca, Morelos, the State of Mexico, Puebla, and Mexico City, where the earthquake was lightly felt. State authorities have not disclosed any major damage or injuries from the earthquake.

Despite the fact that in Acapulco, Guerrero, tourists and inhabitants indicated that the earthquake felt strong, the state governor, Evelyn Salgado, indicated that according to Civil Protection reports there is no damage to the entity. However, monitoring is maintained in coordination with the municipalities to rule out other types of damage.

While the governor of Morelos, Cuauhtémoc Blanco, pointed out that the relevant protocols were activated without any affectations so far. Likewise, the Oaxaca government ruled out damages.

In Mexico City, the Secretariat for Citizen Security (SSC) announced that until 9:00 a.m. they had not received any request for support or an emergency report caused by the earthquake. Meanwhile, five Condor-type helicopters flew over the capital to rule out damage.

This Sunday morning there was a preliminary magnitude 6 earthquake off the coast of Guerrero, which was felt in several states and Mexico City . . .

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