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Mexico Logs 936 Aftershocks Following 6.5 Earthquake – Seismologists

03/01/2026 04:17 PM

MOSCOW, Jan 3 (Bernama-Sputnik/RIA Novosti) -- Mexico's National Seismological Service (SSN) reported 936 aftershocks following a magnitude 6.5 earthquake, according to Sputnik/RIA Novosti.

"The National Seismological Service recorded 936 aftershocks from the magnitude 6.5 quake," the SSN said on X late Friday.

On Friday, Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada reported 12 injuries in the capital from the earthquake.

The National Seismological Service had earlier said the 6.5-magnitude tremor struck Guerrero state in southern Mexico. Shaking was also felt in Morelos, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Tabasco, and Colima states.

-- BERNAMA-SPUTNIK/RIA NOVOSTI

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