An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck the sea near the Mexico-Guatemala border. It came about three weeks after a series of powerful quakes hit northern Venezuela on the 24th.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), at about 8:24 a.m. local time in Mexico (11:24 p.m. Korea time), a magnitude 7.3 quake struck in the Pacific off the coast about 50 kilometers southwest of Puerto Madero, a city in southern Mexico. The epicenter was 14.4 degrees north latitude and 92.5 degrees west longitude. The focal depth was estimated at 15 kilometers.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) issued an alert immediately after the quake, saying there was a risk of a tsunami (seismic sea wave) 0.3–1 meter high along the coasts of Mexico and Guatemala within 300 kilometers of the epicenter. It also notified that tsunamis of 0.3 meter or less were expected for other Pacific-facing Latin American countries, including Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, and Peru.
So far, no deaths from the earthquake have been reported. Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo said on X (formerly Twitter) about 1 hour and 20 minutes after the quake, "There are no deaths so far. We are closely monitoring the situation." He added that Guatemala's disaster authorities were responding to the quake and urged the public to remain calm.