Strong, Long 7.9 Quake Shakes Mexico City
Major 7.9 earthquake on Mexico Pacific coast - USGS
2:17 p.m. EDT, March 20, 2012
MEXICO CITY, March 20 (Reuters) - A major 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck near Acapulco on Mexico's Pacific coast, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Tuesday. Earlier it had been reported at 7.6 magnitude.
The quake shook buildings in Mexico City, according to a Reuters witness. (Reporting By Patrick Rucker, editing by Jackie Frank)
A 7.6 quake reported to hit near Acapulco
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MEXICO CITY March 20, 2012 (AP)
A strong, long magnitude-6.59 earthquake with an epicenter in Guerrero state shook central southern Mexico on Tuesday, swaying buildings in Mexico City and sending frightened workers and residents into the streets.
Mexico's National Seismological Survey said the temblor had an epicenter southwest of Ometepec.
It was six miles (10 kilometers) underground.
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Comment by guest_blog on March 21, 2012 at 10:32am
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video Mexico hit by strong earthquake near Acapulco www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-17451920
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Comment by Jim Braun on March 20, 2012 at 7:46pm
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The earth is on the move. We will be seeing a lot more of this as time goes on . When,where,how many,how strong? That is anyones guess.
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News for earthquake
The Guardian- Strong Mexico earthquake sends people fleeing into streetsLos Angeles Times - 1 hour agoREPORTING FROM MEXICO CITY -- A powerful and prolonged earthquake rocked Mexico and parts of Central America on Tuesday, knocking out electricity and phone ...
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Comment by Nikki on March 20, 2012 at 3:43pm
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I heard on the radio it was only 6 miles underground and epicenter was 100 miles east of Acapulco.
Also, just before the Mexico quake there was 6.2 earthquake in Indonesia.
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/read/index.php?pageid=seism_read&r...
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(CBS/google.org)
Updated 2:51 PM ET
(CBS/AP) MEXICO CITY - A strong, long 7.6 earthquake with an epicenter in Guerrero state shook central southern Mexico on Tuesday, followed by an aftershock that shook central southern Mexico, swayed buildings in Mexico City and sent frightened workers and residents into the streets.
The U.S. Geological Survey set the intensity at 7.6 on the Richter scale and said the epicenter was 11 miles underground. Mexico's National Seismological Survey said the temblor had an epicenter southwest of Ometepec.
Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard's Twitter account said the water system and other "strategic services" were not experiencing problems.
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