India, Jan. 2 -- A powerful 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico city on Friday, triggering alarms and briefly disrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum's press conference, videos circulating on social media showed.

Clips posted online captured the moment tremors were felt inside the venue in Mexico City, with warning sirens sounding as the building experienced the quake. Reporters and staff were seen quickly moving out of the hall, while President Sheinbaum stepped away from the podium.

The earthquake was measured at 6.5 magnitude by Mexico's National Seismological Service, while the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported its strength as 6.2.

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