A new earthquake, now of magnitude 6.8, shakes Mexico

( Spanish) — An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 6.8 was recorded early this Thursday in southern Mexico, according to a report from the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

According to the report, the epicenter was located 46 kilometers south-southwest of Aguililla, in the Mexican state of Michoacán.

The head of the Government of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum, reported on Twitter that at the moment there is no damage in the country’s capital, where the seismic alert sounded.

informs me @OHarfuch that the condors that fly over the City, have no record of damage in the City, so far. I keep reporting.

— Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum (@Claudiashein) September 22, 2022

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