Earthquake of 6.2 magnitude jolts southwestern Mexico

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck a area in southwestern Mexico early Sunday, based on america Geological Survey, inflicting no critical injury or casualties.It mentioned the quake was centered 21 kilometers southeast of Aquila close to the boundary of Colima and Michoacán states at a depth of 34 kilometers.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum mentioned on social media platform X that the quake prompted emergency response groups to assessment their protocol. Following the 6.1 magnitude earthquake with its epicentre southwest of Coacolman, Michoacan, representatives of the Nationwide Emergency Committee report that there are not any new developments and are initiating assessment protocols,” she mentioned in a publish on X. 

Mexico’s Social Safety Institute mentioned there have been no stories of harm within the capital of Mexico Metropolis, some 600 kilometers east of the temblor’s epicenter — close to the mountainous village of Coalcomán, Michoacán.

Some individuals in Coalcomán and in Uruapan, the second largest metropolis in Michoacán, posted surveillance footage on social media time-stamped at 2:32 am native time that confirmed buildings sway and parked automobiles shake. Others reported that they bumped into the streets to attend for the shaking to cease.

Mexico’s nationwide seismological service mentioned that as of 9 am native time on Sunday, there had been 329 aftershocks. It put the magnitude at 6.1. It isn’t uncommon for preliminary measurements to range.

Mexico isn’t any stranger to earthquakes due to its place close to colliding sections of the earth’s crust. Previously 40 years, there have been at the very least seven magnitude 7 or higher temblors, killing round 10,000 individuals — most of them in a devastating 8.0 quake that occured within the 12 months 1985. 

(With inputs from the Related press)