AM local time (8:58 AM Quebec time), a powerful earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck near Rancho Viejo, close to San Marcos, approximately 50 kilometers from the popular vacation destination of Acapulco.

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 morning, damaging roads and hospitals and briefly interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum's first press conference of the new year.

The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 and its epicenter was near the town of San Marcos in the southern state of Guerrero near the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco, according to Mexico's national seismological agency. The state's civil defense agency reported various landslides around Acapulco and on other highways in the state.

Acapulco has been serving Caldwell natives for 35 years as a family-owned Mexican restaurant and bar on the city’s downtown Main Street.