ACAPULCO MEXICO (LALATE) – TEMBLOR EN MEXICO, NOTICIAS. Un terremoto de fuerza moderada, de 6,2 puntos en la escala Richter, estremeció hoy la zona de ACAPULCO, MEXICO.

The earthquake was southwest of Oaxaca, near the Santiago Pinotepa Nacional area, northwest of Puerto Escondido and San Pedro Pochutla. The Mexico earthquake was southeast of Chilpancingo de Los Bravos and Acapulco.

Maps of the Mexico earthquake are the following:

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In April this year, a 5.0 earthquake struck Guerrero. Today’s terremoto struck at 2:23 AM PST today. The terremoto was felt widely across Mexico because of its shallow depth. The earthquake registered only a depth of 12.4 miles and was roughly 200 miles from Mexico City.

USGS data is the following:

Magnitude 6.2  Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 02:22:28 AM at epicenter Depth 20 km (12.4 miles) set by location program;
Region OAXACA, MEXICO; Distances 125 km (80 miles) WSW of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico; 145 km (90 miles) S of Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca, Mexico; 160 km (100 miles) NW of Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, Mexico; 355 km (220 miles) SSE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico.

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