At least two people have died after a powerful earthquake struck southern and central Mexico on Friday.
The epicenter of the 6.5 magnitude quake was near the popular tourist city of Acapulco, near San Marcos in the southwestern state of Guerrero, which suffered moderate damage.
A 50-year-old woman died in Guerrero, state Gov. Evelyn Salgado said, while Clara Brugada, the mayor of Mexico City, confirmed the death of a 60-year-old man and said 12 others were injured in the capital.
Mexico is located in one of the most seismically active areas in the world, at the junction of four tectonic plates.
Brugada said late Friday that power had been restored in “98% of cases reported” in Mexico City.
She said two structures were being assessed for risk of collapse and 34 buildings and five houses were being inspected as a preventative measure.
Damage assessments are underway in Mexico City after roads and hospitals were damaged and authorities noted various landslides on highways around the state of Guerrero, according to news agency Reuters.
By midday local time (18:00 GMT), Mexico's seismological service had recorded 420 aftershocks.
President Claudia Sheinbaum was holding her first news conference of the year when the earthquake struck.
In the video Capturing the moment, Sheinbaum can be heard saying, “It's shaking,” as an earthquake warning system sounds in the background. She then tells the media to “everyone go quietly.”
Additional footage showed buildings shaking in Mexico City and cars shaking in Acapulco.
Getty ImagesHearing the message from Mexico's seismic warning system early Friday morning, residents and tourists rushed to the streets of Mexico City and Acapulco.
The seismic system was put into operation after the deadly 1985 earthquake, which killed more than 10,000 people.
In 2017 earthquake of magnitude 7.1 More than 200 people were killed and dozens of buildings were destroyed in Mexico City.
