Mexican Earthquake Triggers Seismic Alarm Raungan, Residents Scatter To The Streets

JAKARTA - An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale rocked the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico on Friday evening local time.

The United States (USGS) Geological Survey reported that a Mexican earthquake occurred near the city of San Miguel Achiutla at a depth of 64 km (40 miles).

Reported by Reuters on Saturday, March 15, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum told X no damage was reported. Meanwhile, the governor of Oaxaca said the emergency protocol had been activated.

The earthquake triggered a seismic alarm in the City of Mexico, which made residents have rushed to the streets.