Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Earthquake hits off southwest Mexico

02.05.2012 14:45    Comments: 0    Categories: Earth Changes      Tags: earthquake  mexico  usgs  
(Reuters)A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off southwest Mexico near the Guatemalan border on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Service said.
The quake, which hit 51 miles (82 km) west-southwest of Suchiate, Chiapas, had a depth of 27.3 miles (43 km), the USGS said. The quake’s magnitude was originally listed as 6.0
Earlier on Tuesday, a 5.5 magnitude quake 130 miles (210 km) from Mexico City shook the capital, but officials had no reports of damage in the city.

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