Overview
- The Coordinación Nacional de Protección Civil scheduled the First National Drill for Wednesday, May 6, at 11:00 a.m. Central Time in a campaign marking 40 years of Mexico’s civil protection system.
- The national scenario models a magnitude 8.2 quake on the Guerrero seismic gap with an epicenter about 55 km northwest of Acapulco at 18 km depth, projecting extreme shaking in Acapulco and a severe feel in Mexico City.
- The federal agency urged offices, schools, hospitals, and homes to register their buildings at preparados.gob.mx by 11:59 p.m. on May 5 to obtain an official record and update safety plans.
- Jalisco will run a state drill using a magnitude 8.0 quake off Chamela at 13 km depth with a simulated tsunami above five meters arriving 7 to 14 minutes later, prompting coastal evacuations in Chamela, Punta Pérula, Melaque, and Barra de Navidad.
- Officials say the goal is to strengthen a prevention culture by timing evacuations and coordinating response teams, and state agencies will tailor scenarios to local risks with online training available to residents.