Shallow quake hits off Mexican coast (mag 6.5, 3.1 mi. depth)

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Source: CNN

An 6.5-magnitude earthquake 6.5 struck off Mexico's Pacific coast Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

There were no immediate reports of damages or injuries.

The quake was shallow, at only 3.1 miles deep, the USGS reported.

It struck at 5:32 a.m. (8:32 a.m. ET) in the ocean, about 206 miles south of the resort town of Cabo San Lucas, and 260 miles west of another popular beach destination, Puerto Vallarta.

Read more: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/01/shallow-quake-hits-off-mexican-coast/

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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pt11305001.php
Tuesday, November 01, 2011 at 12:32:02 UTC
Tuesday, November 01, 2011 at 05:32:02 AM at epicenter

Location 19.980°N, 109.193°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region REVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION
Distances

231 km (144 miles) NE (53°) from Socorro Island, Mexico
325 km (202 miles) SSE (167°) from Cabo San Lucas, Baja Calif. Sur, Mexico
331 km (206 miles) SSE (167°) from Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
417 km (259 miles) W (261°) from Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
1038 km (645 miles) WNW (291°) from Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico

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1. No widespread Tsunami warning.. just Local as usual..

http://ptwc.weather.gov/text.php?id=pacific.TIBPAC.2011.11.01.1241
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1241Z 01 NOV 2011

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 1232Z 01 NOV 2011
COORDINATES - 20.0 NORTH 109.2 WEST
DEPTH - 10 KM
LOCATION - REVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION
MAGNITUDE - 6.5

EVALUATION

NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON
HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.

HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL
TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN
A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES
IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS
POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

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2. Udate: Depth of 5km (revised) nt