A 5.0 magnitude earthquake strikes central Mexico

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">ArabiaWeather - The state of Guerrero in Mexico was exposed to an earthquake measuring <strong>5 on the Richter scale</strong> , prompting the authorities to declare a state of alert in several regions, including the capital, Mexico City.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> According to the statement issued by the National Seismological Center in Mexico, the epicenter of the earthquake was <strong>24 kilometers</strong> from Coyuca de Benítez in the central state of Guerrero, where a seismic alert was issued by the government in light of this event. To date, there have been no reports of any human casualties. Or materially as a result of the earthquake.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Read also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%87%D9%84-%D9%87%D9%8F%D9%86... there a relationship between climate change and the occurrence of earthquakes?</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D9%84... if the Earth was hit by a 10-magnitude earthquake?</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B5%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D... Observatory</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://sabq.org/stations/bnxdtaqhzw">sabq</a></p>