TERREMOTO – A significant earthquake has struck Mexico today. The Mexico earthquake today was close to Guerrero and roughly 150 miles from Mexico City.

Here is the latest.

Earlier today a 5.0 earthquake struck Mexico. The quake was registered close to Zihuatanejo and Michoacan. The earthquake had a relatively substantial depth below the earth’s surface, namely 45 miles deep.

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USGS data on the earthquake is as follows:

Magnitude 5.0
Date-Time

* Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 05:16:16 UTC
* Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 12:16:16 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 18.204°N, 101.356°W
Depth 71.8 km (44.6 miles)
Region GUERRERO, MEXICO
Distances 65 km (40 miles) NNE of Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico
90 km (55 miles) ENE of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico
115 km (70 miles) W of Arcelia, Guerrero, Mexico
265 km (165 miles) WSW of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 9.5 km (5.9 miles); depth +/- 3.3 km (2.1 miles)

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http://news.lalate.com/category/earthquake.



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