A magnitude 6.5 earthquake was recorded at 7:58 a.m. local time near Rancho Viejo, Mexico, on Friday morning and shook buildings in Acapulco.

A strong earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico, interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum’s first press briefing of the new year as seismic alarms sounded.

There were more than 500 aftershocks.

The powerful earthquake shook southern and central Mexico on Friday, also leaving several people injured.

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake was recorded at 7:58 a.m. local time near Rancho Viejo, Mexico, on Friday morning and shook buildings in Acapulco.