Magnitude 6.5 - VERACRUZ, MEXICO

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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0002kru.php

Magnitude 6.5 - VERACRUZ, MEXICO
2011 April 07 13:11:24 UTC

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This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude
6.5
Date-Time
Thursday, April 07, 2011 at 13:11:24 UTC
Thursday, April 07, 2011 at 08:11:24 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
17.431?N, 93.978?W
Depth
167.4 km (104.0 miles)
Region
VERACRUZ, MEXICO
Distances
91 km (56 miles) SSE of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico
118 km (73 miles) NW of Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
127 km (78 miles) WSW of Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico
590 km (366 miles) ESE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 16 km (9.9 miles); depth +/- 9.5 km (5.9 miles)
Parameters
NST=389, Nph=390, Dmin=233.8 km, Rmss=1.16 sec, Gp= 72?,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
usc0002kru

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Re: Magnitude 6.5 - VERACRUZ, MEXICO

http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/757449.html

Spanish to English translation

No reports of damage after the earthquake in Oaxaca
Civil Protection has monitored populations of the state after the quake of 6.5 Richter scale

Civil Protection reported Mexico City earthquake of 6.5 degrees 8:29
OAXACA, Oaxaca | Thursday April 7, 2011
Olga Rosario Avenda?o / Correspondent | The Universal
8:33


The director of the Institute of Civil Protection, Manuel Maza Sanchez, the state of Oaxaca reported that so far there are no reports of damage after the earthquake of 6.5 on the Richter scale recorded on Thursday morning.

S?nchez Maza pointed out that 20 sensors were triggered seismic alert, because the motion was 6.5 degrees.

He explained that this natural phenomenon is felt more intensely in regions of the Isthmus and Oaxacan Coast, to a lesser degree in the Mixteca, and Central Valleys.

Oaxaca state populations have been monitored by the protection system but up to now have reports of damage.

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Re: Magnitude 6.5 - VERACRUZ, MEXICO

http://www.nssoaxaca.com/ciudad/10-oaxaca/66758-sismo-en-la-ciudad-de-oaxaca

Spanish to English translation

Earthquake in the city of Oaxaca
by The Editors
City / Oaxaca | Thursday, April 7, 2011 8:18 hrs.
Oaxaca, Oax .- An earthquake that is exceeded 5.5 degrees on the Richter scale, and earthquake that triggered alerts, shook the city of Oaxaca at about 08:15 am.

Cell phones failed in their connection and are now awaiting the official version issued by the State Institute of Civil Protection of the State of Oaxaca, to raise awareness of the epicenter and magnitude of the quake.

NOTE UPDATED 8:49 HOURS
Rafael Lorenzo
Oaxaca, Oax .- A strong earthquake was recorded this morning at around 8:18 pm, which was preliminarily located the epicenter of Chiapas and Veracruz.

The intensity was 6.7 degrees on the Richter scale and was felt in most of the state of Oaxaca, and in this capital, many people took to the streets for fear it caused.

Especially for the duration of the quake and that according to the public occurred in two stages, the latter with greater intensity, causing some breakdowns.

The seismic alert sounded when he was the second milestone, which caused more fear and anger of society because the expensive equipment has not served the purpose it was purchased.

The director of the State Institute of Civil Projection, Manuel Maza Sanchez, said that after the first survey there was no damage or loss of life, but was continued vigilance to deal with any contingency.

For its part the National Seismic System posted on its website the following information about the earthquake:
DATE 07/04/2011
TIME 8:11:22
LATITUDE 17.2
LONGITUDE -94.34
DEPTH 167
Magnitude 6.5
EPICENTER 83 km southwest of Choapa VERACRUZ