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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Mexico hit by 7.6-R earthquake ...[ 2802 ]

Mexico hit by 7.6-magnitude earthquake

Major earthquake strikes near Acapulco on Mexico's Pacific coast, the US Geological Survey reports.

Last Modified: 20 Mar 2012 19:17

Mexican President Felipe Calderon said there was no serious damage reported from the quake [AFP]

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A major 7.6 magnitude earthquake has struck 193km east of Acapulco on Mexico's Pacific coast, the US Geological Survey said.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon said on Tuesday, via his Twitter account, that there was no serious damage reported from the quake.
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Mexico City mayor Marcelo Ebrard said, also via his Twitter account, that he saw no damages as he surveyed the city from a helicopter.
The USGS located the epicenter of the quake at 525km east of Ometepec in Guerrero state at a depth of 18km.
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The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the inland earthquake would not generate a destructive widespread tsunami, but there was the possibility of some local tsunami effects.
Al Jazeera's Franc Contreras, reporting from Mexico City, said the quake shook buildings in the capital, where office employees fled into the street.
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"It was the longest earthquake I have ever felt in my life. Much of the part of Mexico where the quake struck, near Acapulco, has been cut off from the outside world, due to broken phone lines."
Cell phone lines were also down and traffic snarled in the capital moments after the quake. Sources in Acapulco told Al Jazeera that the damage in the city is "minimal".
Earlier it had been reported at 7.9 magnitude and initially as 7.6 magnitude.

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/ Al Jazeera and agencies

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