A strong earthquake registering 6.5 magnitude struck southern Mexico on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey ( USGS ). No tsunami warnings were issued on January 2, the U.S. Tsunami Warning System confirmed. No injuries or damage were immediately reported.

A strong earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico on Friday, sending people into the streets. The epicenter of the quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5, was about 60 miles from Acapulco in the state of Guerrero.

A powerful earthquake shook southern Mexico on Friday, sending millions scrambling after the New Year holiday and briefly interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum’s daily press conference. The 6.5-magnitude quake struck near the Pacific coast in Guerrero state at a depth of 35 km (22 miles),

Good morning! Overnight temperatures have fallen into the 30s and 40s across the state, with high-level clouds taking hold for most. Today, those high clouds will persist across parts of central, south,

Popocatépetl emerged in the crater of other volcanoes in its current form more than 20,000 years ago and has been active since 1994, spewing plumes of smoke, gas and ash more or less daily. The activity periodically forms a dome over the main vent, which eventually collapses, causing an eruption. The last was in 2023.

Mexican authorities reported a case of the New World screwworm parasite late on Thursday, the second case reported in two days as Mexico works to contain an outbreak that has kept the U.S.-Mexico border closed to Mexican livestock.

Hours after the U.S. invaded Venezuela to seize President Nicolás Maduro, President Trump sent a warning to Mexico that it could be next.