A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Mexico’s Chiapas state, according to the country’s National Seismological Service.
The agency said the quake occurred at 9:20 a.m. local time (1920 Yerevan time), 126 kilometres southwest of the city of Ciudad Hidalgo.
The earthquake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres, the agency said. Earlier, the National Seismological Service also reported a magnitude 6.8 earthquake off the coast of Guatemala.
There have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
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