Earthquake With 6.5 Magnitude Rattles Southern and Central Mexico Killing 2

This view shows a damaged house after a 6.5 magnitude earthquake in the community of San Marcos, Guerrero state, Mexico on January 2, 2026. A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico’s capital and a tourist hotspot on the Pacific coast on Friday, killing at least one person but causing no serious damage. (Photo by Francisco ROBLES / AFP via Getty Images)

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A strong earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico, interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum’s first press briefing of the new year as seismic alarms sounded. Friday’s quake had a magnitude of 6.5 and its epicenter was near the town of San Marcos in the southern state of Guerrero near the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco, according to Mexico’s national seismological agency. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.7 miles (35 kilometers). Officials reported two deaths.