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Mexico's Quake Drills Draw Millions, Meet Evacuation Benchmarks

Officials ordered a post-drill review to reconcile alert-system counts following several injuries.

Overview

  • Mexico City reported 8,610,519 participants with an average building evacuation of 1 minute 48 seconds under a mock magnitude 8.2 quake near Acapulco.
  • City health officials logged six injuries, including two from panic and convulsions and several due to falls during evacuations.
  • Authorities said 14,756 public loudspeakers delivered the alert with 98.75% effectiveness, while phones also received messages through the Cell Broadcast System.
  • A separate report listed 13,998 loudspeakers in service, a mismatch authorities plan to reconcile in their post‑exercise review.
  • In Mérida’s historic center, more than 115,000 people joined the drill with a 2:43 evacuation that met the three‑minute legal standard, supported by 75 brigade members.