On Friday, February 28, two earthquakes shook Mexico, first in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, and then in Iguala, Guerrero. The Secretariat of Integral Risk Management and Civil Protection of Guerrero specified that the earthquake in that entity had its epicenter on the borders with the states of Morelos and Mexico. The National Seismological Service reported that the earthquake in Guerrero reached a magnitude of 5.1 degrees and was felt in several areas of Mexico City, although it did not activate the seismic alert due to its magnitude.
On the other hand, the earthquake in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, was 5.5 degrees, according to data from the National Seismological Service. In relation to this, the head of Government of Mexico City, Clara Brugada, denied the existence of victims or damage to buildings due to this earthquake in the Mexican capital, but the security protocol was activated. President Claudia Sheinbaum mentioned that no damage was recorded from the 5.1 magnitude earthquake southeast of Iguala, Guerrero, and inspections are being carried out to assess possible damage.
Regarding the states where the earthquakes were felt, the National Coordination of Civil Protection reported that the earthquake in Iguala was strongly felt in the municipality of Guerrero and more lightly in other areas of the region. In Morelos, residents felt the tremor moderately. In Mexico City, reports indicated a perception of the earthquake from light to moderate in different boroughs, with evacuations in some buildings but no reports of damage, according to Civil Protection.
