Earthquake rocks Mexico City and sends tremors through nation's capital

An earthquake hit southwestern Mexico on Sunday sending rippling tremors throughout parts of the nation’s capital city, residents reported to local media outlets.

There have been no immediate reports of injury or significant harm, and Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum tweeted that a flyover of the city did not reveal any apparent damage.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake with a magnitude of 6.0. and that its epicenter was 2.5 miles northwest of Corral Falso in the southern state of Guerrero. That area rests on Mexico’s Pacific coast between the beach resorts of Zihuatenejo and the famed tourist destination of Acapulco.

The event struck 1.9 miles west-northwest of El Ticui in the state of Guerrero at a depth of 12.3 miles.