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chalmers

(288 posts) Thu Dec 17, 2015, 04:32 PM Dec 2015

BREAKING- 6.4-magnitude quake hits off southern Pacific coast of Mexico – USGS

https://www.rt.com/news/326352-quake-mexico-guatemala-pacific/

A 6.4 magnitude quake struck off the southern Pacific coast of Mexico on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reports. The quake was initially measured at 6.6.

The quake was centered 32 km (20 miles) off Pijijiapan in Chiapas state near the Mexican cities of Tres Picos, Tonala, and Arriaga, the USGS said
Guatemala’s capital, Guatemala City, is 342 km (213 miles) away.

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BREAKING- 6.4-magnitude quake hits off southern Pacific coast of Mexico – USGS (Original Post) chalmers Dec 2015 OP

That's below the 7.0 threshold for a tsunami KamaAina Dec 2015 #1

Sorry, it has to be a lie. I just read a post that RT can't be trusted. So the quake must have LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #2

Just a note on geography nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #3

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

1. That's below the 7.0 threshold for a tsunami

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Thu Dec 17, 2015, 04:43 PM

Dec 2015

LiberalArkie

(15,713 posts)

2. Sorry, it has to be a lie. I just read a post that RT can't be trusted. So the quake must have

Reply to chalmers (Original post)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 06:31 PM

Dec 2015

faked along with the news story.

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

3. Just a note on geography

Reply to LiberalArkie (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 06:42 PM

Dec 2015

That is south of the isthmus of Tehuantepec. This means Central America. Most of Mexico is in North America. And now the fun part. Look at Mexico's geophysics institute measurement. Too much inside baseball. They are using a newer version of the Richter scale. Their numbers might be higher by they rely on the cycle of the wave as best as I can tell. And of course damage

The latter. Mexican civil defense and media

And so far no reports of damages or casualties

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