A video that is going viral on social media shows how a criminal group in Mexico is using drones to drop explosives on a rival organization in the state of Michoacán The drone attack reportedly took place in the municipality of Chinicuila a large pickup truck can be seen parked in a remote area when an explosive is dropped from the drone four individuals ran away from the vehicle as smoke started to cloud the scene 🇲🇽 | Terror en Michoacán: criminales del grupo “El Tena” atacaron con un explosivo lanzado desde dron a un vehículo blindado del CJNG en Chinicuila. El narco sigue operando con tecnología de guerra mientras el gobierno guarda silencio. pic.twitter.com/fuOduMPCzs Authorities have not yet revealed any information related to the attack nor informed of any victims although the drone strike has been linked to the criminal group known as "Los Tenas," a clique of the now-defunct "Caballeros Templarios," an organization that casted themselves as a self-defense movement that engaged with other larger criminal cartels on behalf of residents of Michoacán Key arrests and killings of several top leaders between 2014 and 2015 weakened the organization leading to its division into multiple groups such as Los Tenas who are known for illegal logging of Sangualica and Granadillo two endangered tree species that are endemic to Mexico and Central America In the video shared on social media, outlets suggest Los Tenas were attacking members of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) as the group led by Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes alias "El Mencho" counts with a strong presence in the state of Michoacán The group is led by Fernando Cruz Mendoza alias "El Tena." According to Infobae Mexico the criminal group counts with a strong presence in the municipalities of Coahuayana Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares and Aquila all of them located near the Colima-Michoacán border Groups such as Los Tenas dabbled into the illegal logging business as both the Sangualica and Granadillo trees can be sold for large amounts of money across the world wood from these endangered species can cost up to $800 per square foot and are then used for luxury cars Los Tenas are responsible for killing farmers and displacing families in rural areas of the state the group attacked the ranch owned by Luis Olazcon Mendoza and the group proceeded to cut down 200 trees inside the property located in Aquila either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content Videos of a massive earthquake that struck multiple Mexican states capture shaking trucks and buildings pools sloshing over and collapsed buildings with victims trapped underneath videos have posted online showing the destructive force that tore through the country Mexico's National Seismological Service on Monday afternoon updated the earthquake's magnitude to 7.7 measured near the border of Colima and Michoacan states 39 miles south of Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares The service recorded another 5.3-magnitude quake at 2:30 p.m Jorge Garcia Orozco, a data analyst, posted a video to Twitter showing work trucks swaying in the west-central state of Jalisco En Jalisco nunca había visto un Sismo de esta magnitud, en mis 33 años años de vida. Literal se movió todo. pic.twitter.com/UDLM0lWNi0 "In Jalisco I had never seen an earthquake of this magnitude in my 33 years of life," he said in a translated tweet Periodico Quequi posted a video to Twitter from a pool high up in a building in Mexico City The video from the news outlet shows waves in the pool Así se vivió el #sismo el día de hoy en un Roof de la #CDMX ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/NawnleNexM Another video captured by an onlooker in the capital depicts a building swaying as the tremors shake the ground beneath it #sismo #CDMX 🇲🇽 19/09/22 pic.twitter.com/aWk7QQv4yF Tribuna Campeche posted a video showing a gym in Manzanillo with a collapsed roof and sirens blaring in the distance "There would be people trapped," the news outlet wrote in a translated tweet #Colima: Colapsa techo de gimnasio tras sismo, habrían personas atrapadasLuego del sismo de 7.7 grados ocurrido en costas de Michoacán se dieron a conocer varias imágenes de su impacto en Manzanillo, Colima. Habrían personas atrapadas. pic.twitter.com/cS2XQ0BYGK The quake was felt farther up the coast in Puerto Vallarta where a visitor captured a video of their hotel room shaking and the ceiling fan clattering against the ceiling Earthquake hit off the coast of Mexico and our hotel room in Puerto Vallarta shook hard. #earthquake pic.twitter.com/e1jGsI1iQn Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador posted videos of himself talking to regional leaders The Mexican president also said there was only damage in Coalcomán Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro said on Twitter that no serious injuries were reported Several houses and other structures were damaged in Tolimán and beaches were evacuated in Puerto Vallarta as a precaution Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsletters in your inbox See all A moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake hit 74 km (46 mi) away from Tecoman, Estado de Colima,  Mexico 2025 at 6.02 pm local time (America/Mexico City GMT -6) The quake had a shallow depth of 56 km (35 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).