6.8 Hits Mexico. (Just In)

just happened so reports are thin, will keep updating as and when.

hisz.rsoe.hu...

ALS

ETA:

6.8-magnitude earthquake has struck Mexico's Guerrero state, swaying buildings in the capital

abcnews.go.com...

Originally posted by ALOSTSOUL
just happened so reports are thin, will keep updating as and when.

hisz.rsoe.hu...

ALS

ETA:

6.8-magnitude earthquake has struck Mexico's Guerrero state, swaying buildings in the capital

abcnews.go.com...

edit on 10-12-2011 by ALOSTSOUL because: (no reason given)

Thats a big (ish) one, hope this isnt the start of trouble again, its been quiet for a while.

I hope everyone is ok there .

What was the depth?

Magnitude

6.7



Date-Time

Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 01:47:26 UTC
Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 07:47:26 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones



Location

18.038°N, 99.796°W



Depth

64.9 km (40.3 miles)



Region

GUERRERO, MEXICO



Distances

42 km (26 miles) SW of Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico
56 km (34 miles) ESE of Arcelia, Guerrero, Mexico
62 km (38 miles) NNW of Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico
166 km (103 miles) SSW of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico




Location Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 14.5 km (9.0 miles); depth +/- 9.8 km (6.1 miles)



Parameters

NST=488, Nph=488, Dmin=140.3 km, Rmss=0.78 sec, Gp= 47°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8



Source

Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)



Event ID

usc000753u

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Very deep quake

Hopefully everyone is okay

reply to post by muse7


40.3 miles.

ALS

That's a deep one, but I'm sure there was alot of shaking.

Any reports of injuries yet?

quakes.globalincidentmap.com...

check this map , 1 big quake in japan 1 hour ago , 1 in mexico 30 mins ago ,

There was also a 5.8 that was much shallower in Japan not so long ago.

5.8



Date-Time

Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 01:22:44 UTC
Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 10:22:44 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones



Location

28.074°N, 129.433°E



Depth

27.9 km (17.3 miles)



Region

RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN



Distances

270 km (167 miles) NE of Naha, Okinawa, Japan
405 km (251 miles) SSW of Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan
466 km (289 miles) SSW of Miyazaki, Kyushu, Japan
1077 km (669 miles) SSE of SEOUL, South Korea




Location Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 15 km (9.3 miles); depth +/- 6.7 km (4.2 miles)



Parameters

NST=366, Nph=371, Dmin=179.2 km, Rmss=0.76 sec, Gp= 32°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=A



Source

Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)



Event ID

usc000753q

reply to post by tsawyer2


Not yet, hopefully no one was hurt.

ALS

For comparison

The 7.0 magnitude quake that struck Haiti in 2010 was at a depth of just 8.1 miles

This was a 6.8 at a depth of over 40 miles, the deeper the quake the more padding there is to soften the shaking.

Huh..member porschedrifter just asked the question "What on Earth is going on here? Look at all these quakes!"
Link: www.abovetopsecret.com... about 2 hours ago..guess now we know..BIG quake in Mexico..thanks for posting this...hope no one was killed or injured down there..Cheers Coco

Yup, it's a biggy. Hope people are ok.

quakes.globalincidentmap.com...


Magnitude: 6.8
DateTime: Sunday December 11 2011, 01:47:26 UTC
Region: Guerrero, Mexico
Depth: 58.1 km
Source: USGS Feed

No reports of injury or damge as yet.

MEXICO CITY (AP) – An 6.8-magnitude earthquake has struck Mexico's western Guerrero state, causing buildings to sway as far away as the nation's capital. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The U.S. Geological Service says the quake registered a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 and was centered about 78 miles (126 kilometers) north of Acapulco.

High-rises swayed in the center of Mexico City, and shoppers were temporarily herded out of some shopping centers.

www.usatoday.com...

ALS

I thought this might help... It gives some perspective as to location and how it may have hit the different areas. This comes from the USGS:

There has to be lots of damage, hope this was not a pre shock.

People in one part of the capital's upscale Condesa neighborhood ran out of their houses and gathered in the streets, hugging each other while some shook and began to cry.

On one street, a group of women joined hands in a circle, closed their eyes and began to pray.

"Please God, help us and let everything be OK," said one. "It's OK. It's OK. Everything is OK."

www.ajc.com...

Its looking like everything could be ok.

ALS

I was just wondering if all those 3.0's in the lower states were foreshocks.

Im calling this a foreshock,
time will tell tho