Overview
- The coordinated drill, held Thursday at 11 a.m., simulated a magnitude 8.2 quake northwest of Acapulco.
- Authorities reported more than 37 million participants nationwide and 8,610,519 in Mexico City.
- Mexico City averaged 1 minute 48 seconds to clear buildings, with 30,753 sites registered for the exercise.
- Warning tools performed strongly, with 98.75% of loudspeakers working and cell-phone alerts above 95% effectiveness, as agencies push for full coverage after a recent outage drew scrutiny.
- Agencies ran complex scenarios and reported few mishaps, evacuating 21,981 at the capital’s courts, clearing Mérida’s center in 2 minutes 43 seconds, and logging four to six minor injuries plus a non-injury drone fall in the capital’s main square.