- - Powerful Earthquake Strikes Acapulco, Mexico

Wyatt WilliamsJanuary 3, 2026 at 4:30 AM

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A magnitude 6.5 earthquake was reported just outside the coastal city of Acapulco, Mexico, Friday morning.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake occurred 2.5 miles north-northwest of Rancho Viejo, Guerrero, which is in the mountains about 57 miles northeast of Acapulco.

The state’s civil defense agency reported various landslides around Acapulco and on other highways in the state.

Residents and tourists in Mexico City and Acapulco rushed into the streets when the shaking began.

Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada said that one person died after suffering an apparent medical emergency followed by a fall while evacuating a building.

Guerrero Gov. Evelyn Salgado said that a 50-year-old woman living in a small community near the epicenter died when her home collapsed. Authorities also said that a hospital in Chilpancingo, Guerrero's capital, suffered major structural damage and various patients were evacuated.

José Raymundo Díaz Taboada, a doctor and human rights defender who lives on one of the peaks ringing Acapulco, said he heard a strong rumble noise and all the neighborhood dogs began barking.

“In that moment the seismic alert went off on my cell phone," he said, "and then the shaking began to feel strong with a lot of noise.”

Acapulco, with a population of roughly 700,000 people, is within the estimated intensity map. A tsunami is not expected to be generated from the earthquake.

A morning press conference with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was interrupted by an alert for the quake.

The contributed to this report.

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Source: “AOL Breaking”