- A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Mexico's southern Pacific coast near the Guatemalan border on Friday, sending tremors across a vast region from Mexico City to El Salvador.
- Authorities reported no fatalities in any affected country, though two individuals sustained injuries in southern Mexico.
- The US Geological Survey identified the earthquake's epicentre 30 miles southwest of Aquiles Serdan, off the coast of Chiapas, at a depth of nine miles.
- The seismic event was followed by at least 10 aftershocks, ranging from magnitude 4.9 to 6.
- Tsunami risk warnings were issued for coastal areas of Mexico and Guatemala, and in-person classes were suspended in several Guatemalan departments near the epicentre.
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