A 6 magnitude earthquake hit near Mexico's Sinaloa region on Tuesday afternoon around 12:45pm local time.
The USGS said that the epicenter of the quake was located 75km south south-west of El Progreso. Tremors were felt in the nearby areas, residents reported.
There are no reports of damage, so far. No tsunami threat has been declared despite the quake's epicenter being just off the Gulf of California.
The tremors in Mexico come today amidst a week that saw two massive quakes hit Venezuela on June 24. On Tuesday, six days after the quake, the death toll estimate has been updated to 1,943.
Venezuela Earthquakes Cause Massive Destruction
Additionally, researchers with Oregon State University estimated analyzing images from the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-1 satellites after the quake, that “approximately 58,870 buildings were likely damaged or destroyed across the affected region”.
The United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO) is carrying out a massive rescue operation in Venezuela. Teams from various countries have joined the effort to rescue. Citizen collaborations across the world to provide help to those affected by the quakes are being reported about.
{{/usCountry}}The United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO) is carrying out a massive rescue operation in Venezuela. Teams from various countries have joined the effort to rescue. Citizen collaborations across the world to provide help to those affected by the quakes are being reported about.
{{/usCountry}}WHO said on Tuesday that the injuries, which currently number more than 10,000, have put the healthcare system in Venezuela under extreme distress. WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said at a briefing in Geneva that at least three healthcare facilities were destroyed in the quake.
While the rest remain operational, they are “under significant strain,” he said, adding: "Preliminary findings reveal chaotic service delivery and patient flow, marked by overcrowding, growing surgical backlogs."
Lindmeier also said that those displaced owing to the earthquakes are vulnerable to outbreaks of preventable diseases. According to UN refugee agency spokesperson Carlotta Wolf, the number of displaced are estimated to be 15,800, as of Tuesday.