<p>Jan 2 (Reuters) &#8211; A powerful earthquake shook southern Mexico on Friday, sending millions scrambling after the New Year holiday and briefly interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum’s daily press conference.</p>
<p>The 6.5-magnitude quake struck near the Pacific coast in Guerrero state at a depth of 35 km (22 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said. Guerrero is just south of Mexico City.</p>
<p>There were no immediate reports of injuries or serious damage in Guerrero, Sheinbaum and the state&#8217;s governor both said.</p>
<p>Sheinbaum was speaking in Mexico City when earthquake alarms sounded. She noted the ground was shaking beneath her before calmly evacuating alongside journalists. Sheinbaum resumed the press conference shortly afterward.<iframe style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; width: 100%; margin: 20px auto 5px; border: 0;" src="https://player.mux.com/Zh00CeSqDcV18TjliLlptizOnhXEHqkw6?metadata-video-content-type=embed_video&amp;metadata-video-id=7f8a9ad7-9bfd-4a80-bc5a-f8ad98e0a1bf&amp;metadata-video-stream-type=on-demand&amp;metadata-video-title=2026-01-02%3A%20Southern%20Mexico%20Earthquake&amp;autoplay=false&amp;accent-color=%23DB3D3B&amp;primary-color=%23ffffff&amp;secondary-color=%23000000" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>
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<p>She said no damage had been reported in Mexico City, where residents fled their homes and sounds of nervous dogs barking filled the streets.</p>
<p>Guerrero is home to Acapulco and other resort areas, which are a major draw for holiday tourists. Acapulco is still recovering from a Category 5 hurricane that devastated the area in 2023.</p>
<p>(Reporting by Mexico City newsroom, Nilutpal Timsina in Bengaluru; Editing by Emily Green and Howard Goller)</p>

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