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6.4 Earthquake Reported Off Mexico's Coast
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September 24, 2009
An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale struck Thursday off the Pacific coast of Mexico, reported the U.S. Geological Survey.
The temblor, occurring at 3:16 a.m. EDT (0716 GMT), had its epicenter 170 miles (275 kilometers) southwest of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, at a depth of 2.5 miles (4 kilometers), it said.
And, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said no destructive widespread tsunami threat was likely to occur.
This assessment was based on earthquake and tsunami data. However, the center warned that earthquakes of this size sometimes generated local tsunamis that could be destructive along coasts located within 62 miles (100 kilometers) of the epicenter.
The Center said authorities in the region of the epicenter should be aware of this eventuality and take appropriate action. |
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