A massive earthquake has shaken the central Pacific coast of Mexico. The US agency USGS gave the strength at 7.6 and the Mexican Seismological Institute at 7.4. The center of the earthquake was therefore southeast of the city of Aquila in the state of Michoacán on the Mexican Pacific coast. One person died in the port city of Manzanillo, Colima state, according to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
According to the Mexican civil defense, the mayor of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum, and President López Obrador, no damage was initially reported. However, the situation in different regions is still being examined. The broadcaster Televisa, on the other hand, reported damage and endangered buildings.