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Mexico Stages National Earthquake Drill, Debuts First Nationwide Cell-Phone Alert

Officials plan improvements after the 19S exercise tested expanded alerting on the quakes’ anniversary.

Overview

  • At 12:00 p.m. local time, the Second Simulacro Nacional 2025 ran a magnitude 8.1 quake scenario centered near Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán.
  • Roughly 80 million phones received a test message via cell broadcast that works without apps, internet or prepaid balance.
  • The Alerta Sísmica also sounded through about 14,491 public loudspeakers and broadcast channels as offices, schools and transit executed evacuation protocols.
  • Authorities conducted multi-hazard exercises nationwide, including tsunami, hurricane and urban-fire scenarios, alongside large SEDENA and SEMAR deployments.
  • Reports noted that some phones and speakers did not trigger, and agencies began collecting results for after-action evaluation and fixes.