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03-20-2012, 02:20 PM
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Magnitude 7.9 Earthquake, Mexico
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak...pt12080001.php
Magnitude 7.9 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 18:02:53 UTC
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 12:02:53 PM at epicenter
Location 17.041°N, 98.115°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region GUERRERO, MEXICO
Distances 52 km (32 miles) NE (39°) from Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico
53 km (33 miles) WSW (241°) from Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico
76 km (47 miles) SE (138°) from Tlapa, Guerrero, Mexico
148 km (92 miles) W (270°) from Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
193 km (120 miles) E (83°) from Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters NST= 13, Nph=0, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp=187°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=B
Source NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
Event ID pt12080001
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03-20-2012, 02:22 PM
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OMG ! I hope it is far enough from populated areas
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03-20-2012, 02:23 PM
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03-20-2012, 02:29 PM
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Downgraded to 7.6
10 miles deep
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03-20-2012, 02:36 PM
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Some rocking and rolling in the south Pacific as well, with a 6.2 in the Paupa Indonesia area.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak.../Australia.gif
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03-20-2012, 02:37 PM
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Isn't Malia Obama in Oaxaca right now?
News reports say she's 211 miles away. The quake was close to Acapulco.
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03-20-2012, 02:54 PM
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I'm seeing reports of an aftershock. Not on USGS yet.
ETA, Mag 5.1 aftershock:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak...usc0008m7e.php
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Telephone sevice is down in the area. According to the Mayor's tweet, water system and other "strategic services" were not experiencing problems.
http://news.yahoo.com/strong-long-7-...182842432.html
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03-20-2012, 02:59 PM
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No serious damamge per Mexican President Felipe Calderon.
http://news.yahoo.com/mexico-preside...183716059.html
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03-20-2012, 04:06 PM
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Now,
7.4
12 miles
Just about all stations have reported now.
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Isn't Malia Obama in Oaxaca right now?
News reports say she's 211 miles away. The quake was close to Acapulco.
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Per CNN, WH says she's fine.
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03-20-2012, 04:06 PM
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Couple more aftershocks:
MAP 5.1 2012/03/20 19:02:44 16.383 -98.333 25.9 OAXACA, MEXICO
MAP 5.1 2012/03/20 18:35:40 16.527 -98.100 10.1 OAXACA, MEXICO
MAP 5.3 2012/03/20 18:22:34 16.298 -98.183 18.0 OAXACA, MEXICO
MAP 7.4 2012/03/20 18:02:48 16.662 -98.188 20.0 OAXACA, MEXICO
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak...260_15_eqs.php
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03-20-2012, 05:21 PM
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Video ......posted 8 minutes ago.
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03-20-2012, 07:03 PM
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via Twitter:
"Guerrero state government: At least 800 houses collapsed in Igualapa, Mexico, a town near earthquake's epicenter - @cnnbrk"
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03-21-2012, 08:22 AM
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Seems like fortunately not too much in the way of damage. I'm not seeing any fatalities reported.
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Some houses collapsed and around 500 were damaged along the Pacific Ocean coastline in the neighboring state of Guerrero, state Governor Angel Aguirre said in an interview broadcast on Milenio TV.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-0...e-lessons.html
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03-23-2012, 06:34 PM
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* The only usable tools for these tasks are guns, and thus I have the right to shoot anyone who would take my guns from me.
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04-02-2012, 03:47 PM
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Another big one near Acapulco....
Quake hits Mexico, no major damage reported
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...8310V320120402
6.3 this time. This is the third larger quake in the same general location in the last two week.
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