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Earthquake interrupts Mexico’s president during press conference


President Claudia Sheinbaum calmly stopped her press conference when the 6.5 magnitude trembler shook the room and set off the country’s earthquake alert system.

The quake shook Guerrero, Mexico, early Friday, disrupting Sheinbaum’s first news conference of the year. Some residents rushed into the streets after hearing the Mexican Seismic Alert System, which was put into place following the deadly 1985 earthquake that killed at least 5,000 people.

Video shows buildings shaking in Mexico City and cars trembling in Acapulco, Guerrero.

The epicenter was near the town of San Marcos, close to the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco, according to Mexico’s national seismological agency. No injuries or major damage were reported.



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