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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Erin Keller

Mexican president’s speech interrupted by emergency sirens as 6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes country

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake shook southern Mexico on Friday, not far from the popular tourist destination of Acapulco, during a press conference being held by President Claudia Sheinbaum.

The seismic event occurred at 7:58 a.m. local time at a shallow depth of 6.21 miles, according to the German Research Center for Geosciences, which can increase the potential for noticeable surface shaking.

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