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A 6.5-magnitude earthquake was reported in Mexico on Friday (January 2), according to the United States Geological Survey.
The earthquake was recorded at 1:58 p.m. local time and centered about four kilometers (about 2.5 miles) north-northwest of Rancho Viejo, at a depth of 35.0 kilometers (about 22 miles). The USGS said it received 68 reports of people having felt the earthquake at the time of publication on Friday.
There is currently no tsunami threat in effect. The 6.5-magnitude earthquake was the largest recorded in Rancho Viejo in the past year and the only one reported reported in the past 30 days among 12 reported in the last 365 days, according to EarthquakeTrack.com.
Mexico is reported to have had three earthquakes measuring 1.5-magnitude or greater in the past 24 hours, 21 in the past seven days, 68 in the last 30 days and 1,047 in past 365 days, according to EarthquakeTrack.com. Earthquakes measured between 2.5 and 5.4 magnitude can be felt by a large population, however, rarely results in much damage, according to Michigan Tech via the Sacramento Bee.
An estimated 500,000 detectable earthquakes are reported worldwide annually, however, around 100,000 are felt and only 100 typically result in serious damage. Officials strongly advise that anyone caught in an earthquake should drop, cover and hold on, according to the Sacramento Bee.