5.1 earthquake triggers evacuations in Acapulco

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake triggered the evacuation of buildings in Acapulco, Guerrero, on Wednesday evening.

The quake’s epicenter was 25 kilometers south of the city of Coyuca de Benítez, about 30 kilometers west up the coast from Acapulco.

The same area was struck by a magnitude 5.3 tremor at 12:47am on Thursday and several smaller quakes followed on its heels into the morning.

The Guerrero Civil Protection agency reported that there were no damages or victims from the seismic activity, but dozens of hotels, malls and public offices in Acapulco were evacuated as a precaution.

Guerrero Governor Héctor Astudillo Flores posted on Twitter that his office was in constant communication with the affected municipalities to monitor any impact the earthquake and subsequent tremors may have had.

Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said that the quake was lightly felt in parts of the city, which prompted authorities to initiate response protocols, but no incidents were reported.

Guerrero has seen 331 earthquakes so far this year, qualifying it as the second most seismically active state in Mexico in 2020 after Oaxaca.

Source: El Financiero (sp), Reporte Índigo (sp)

Have something to say? Paid Subscribers get all access to make & read comments.
heat ray

US Homeland Security gets go-ahead to test a heat ray for possible border use

7
It's a non-lethal but debilitating weapon that shoots an invisible beam of electromagnetic waves up to half a mile and produces an intense burning sensation on human skin.
CFE protest

Baja man takes his blender to the CFE offices and uses their electricity as a protest

2
La Paz has a history of frequent and often lengthy power cutoffs. The Man With the Blender's in-person protest was novel but yielded no immediate results. "They're good at cutting off the power,” he said, “but when it comes to turning it back on . . .”
President Sheinbaum gestures behind the podium of her Wednesday October 21 press conference.

Sheinbaum: 59 million liters seized in Guanajuato fuel bust were not stolen

0
President Sheinbaum confirmed this week that the fuel seized in Mexico's "largest-ever" bust was not huachicol — stolen or trafficked.
BETA Version - Powered by Perplexity