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6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Guatemala
Posted on November 12, 2012
November 12, 2012 – GUATEMALA – A 6.5-magnitude
earthquake struck this afternoon in the Pacific off the western coast
of Guatemala, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. Striking about 17
miles (27 kilometers) below sea level, the tremor was centered about 19
miles west-southwest of Champerico, Guatemala, and 115 miles from the
capital, Guatemala City. The quake was not far from southern Mexico,
with the USGS reporting it was 27 miles south-southeast of the border
community of Suchiate, Mexico. Earlier Sunday, the U.S. agency had said
it was a 6.2-magnitude tremor, but later revised the report with the
higher magnitude. It was followed by a number of significant aftershocks
with magnitudes as strong as 5.0. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
said that “based on all available data, a destructive Pacific-wide
tsunami is not expected.” Sunday’s earthquake is the second major one in
four days to strike the region. The quake triggered at least four
strong aftershocks. Last Wednesday morning, a powerful 7.4-magnitude
tremor struck in the same area – about 22 miles from the coastal town of
Champerico – at a depth of 15 miles. At least 52 people were killed in
its aftermath, according to President Otto Perez Molina. Hundreds more
were injured, while more than 2,200 homes were damaged. That earthquake
was the strongest to hit Guatemala since 1976, when one with a magnitude
of 7.5 killed about 23,000 people, Molina said. -CNN
Thanks to: http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com
Posted on November 12, 2012
November 12, 2012 – GUATEMALA – A 6.5-magnitude
earthquake struck this afternoon in the Pacific off the western coast
of Guatemala, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. Striking about 17
miles (27 kilometers) below sea level, the tremor was centered about 19
miles west-southwest of Champerico, Guatemala, and 115 miles from the
capital, Guatemala City. The quake was not far from southern Mexico,
with the USGS reporting it was 27 miles south-southeast of the border
community of Suchiate, Mexico. Earlier Sunday, the U.S. agency had said
it was a 6.2-magnitude tremor, but later revised the report with the
higher magnitude. It was followed by a number of significant aftershocks
with magnitudes as strong as 5.0. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
said that “based on all available data, a destructive Pacific-wide
tsunami is not expected.” Sunday’s earthquake is the second major one in
four days to strike the region. The quake triggered at least four
strong aftershocks. Last Wednesday morning, a powerful 7.4-magnitude
tremor struck in the same area – about 22 miles from the coastal town of
Champerico – at a depth of 15 miles. At least 52 people were killed in
its aftermath, according to President Otto Perez Molina. Hundreds more
were injured, while more than 2,200 homes were damaged. That earthquake
was the strongest to hit Guatemala since 1976, when one with a magnitude
of 7.5 killed about 23,000 people, Molina said. -CNN
Thanks to: http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com
