MEXICO CITY – A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Mexico early Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey. Fortunately, the quake caused no significant damage or casualties.

The epicenter was located 21 kilometers (13 miles) southeast of Aquila, near the border between Colima and Michoacán states, at a depth of 34 kilometers (21 miles).

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed on social media that the quake prompted emergency response teams to assess their protocols. "There are no new developments," Sheinbaum wrote.

Mexico's Social Security Institute reported no damage in Mexico City, which is approximately 600 kilometers (372 miles) east of the epicenter, near the village of Coalcomán in Michoacán.

Residents in Coalcomán and Uruapan, the second-largest city in Michoacán, shared surveillance footage on social media showing buildings swaying and parked cars shaking at 2:32 a.m. local time. Some people fled into the streets to wait for the tremors to subside.

Mexico's national seismological service reported 329 aftershocks by 9 a.m. local time, with a magnitude of 6.1. It is common for preliminary measurements to differ.

Mexico is highly prone to earthquakes due to its location near tectonic plate boundaries. In the past 40 years, at least seven earthquakes with a magnitude of 7 or greater have occurred, resulting in approximately 10,000 deaths, the most devastating being the 1985 8.0 magnitude quake.