An earthquake hit southern Mexico on Friday morning. Photo: YouTube//Screenshot
Southern Mexico was struck by a powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake on Friday morning, triggering tsunami warnings for part of the Pacific coastline.
As of this reporting, no fatalities or real damage have been reported from either Mexico or northern Guatemala, which was also affected. The earthquake was large enough to be felt as far away as El Salvador.
The Mexican Navy Secretary, Admiral Raymundo Morales, told reporters that there has been “no serious impact” from the earthquake, but people in the area are being warned to stay away from beaches. The US Tsunami Warning System said that “hazardous tsunami waves” could be possible on the coastlines of Mexico and Guatemala.
The earthquake struck near the small Mexican town of Puerto Madero and 8:49 am local time at a depth of 6 miles. Although it was powerful enough to be felt with what’s described as “moderate intensity,” it appears that, for the most part at least, area hardest impacted has gotten away relatively unscathed. In some areas of Guatemala and El Salvador, residents were evacuated.
As is common with an earthquake of this magnitude, aftershocks shook the region between 4.7 and 6 on the Richter scale.
