Strong shaking was felt in Oaxaca’s capital. At a packed amphitheatre, the band stopped performing and was ushered off the stage, but the crowd appeared to remain calm.
Oaxaca governor Salomon Jara Cruz urged calm via the social media platform X and said that state officials were checking for impacts from the earthquake across the state.
In the neighbouring state of Veracruz, the civil defence agency said the earthquake was felt in areas but that there were no initial reports of damage or injuries.
The temblor triggered seismic alarms in Mexico City, driving residents into the streets, but in most areas shaking was not felt.
