6.5 Quake near Arteaga,Mexico

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6.5 Quake near Arteaga,Mexico

#1 Postby cycloneye » Wed Apr 11, 2012 6:23 pm

It was felt in Mexico City where people evacuated the buildings.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... z0#summary


Event Time
2012-04-11 22:55:16 UTC
2012-04-11 15:55:16 UTC-07:00 at epicenter
2012-04-11 18:55:16 UTC-04:00 system time


Nearby Cities
26km (16mi) WSW from Arteaga, Mexico
50km (31mi) SW from La Mira Tumbiscatio, Mexico
61km (37mi) NW from Las Guacamayas, Mexico
63km (39mi) NW from La Orilla, Mexico
388km (241mi) WSW from Mexico City, Mexico

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Re: 7.0 Quake in Arteaga,Mexico

#2 Postby angelwing » Wed Apr 11, 2012 6:30 pm

Lets see, 2 8 mags by Sumantra, a 5.8 off the coast of Oregon and now this one...all today :eek:

I am waiting for the other foot to drop :eek:
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#3 Postby brunota2003 » Wed Apr 11, 2012 6:35 pm

There was also a quake off the coast of California...Oregon, then Cali, then Mexico.
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Re: 7.0 Quake near Arteaga,Mexico

#4 Postby angelwing » Wed Apr 11, 2012 6:53 pm

http://www.oe-files.de/gmaps/eqmashup.html

This updates every 4 minutes
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Re: 6.5 Quake near Arteaga,Mexico

#5 Postby cycloneye » Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:23 pm

Was downgraded to a 6.5.
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Re: 6.5 Quake near Arteaga,Mexico

#6 Postby angelwing » Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:29 pm

Check out the seismic servers:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/o ... ts_gsn.php
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#7 Postby brunota2003 » Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:34 pm

What is up will all the noise? Almost country and worldwide, they either have a very large area, or the page is completely covered.
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#8 Postby brunota2003 » Thu Apr 12, 2012 7:34 am

That area out there (off Mexico/California) continues to shake, several large earthquakes this morning, including a 6.9
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