Seismic alarm goes off in Mexico City – Reuters witness

Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 4:53 PM

MEXICO CITY, Feb 8 (Reuters) – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck near Puerto Escondido in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca on Sunday, Mexico’s national seismological service said. A seismic alarm went off in Mexico City but shaking was not felt in the capital, according to Reuters witnesses.

(Reporting by Daina Solomon in Mexico City. Writing by Lucinda Elliott )


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