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Mexico hit by 6.5 earthquake

Mihai Andrei by Mihai Andrei
April 7, 2011
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Mexico was hit on Thursday by a big 6.5 earthquake, but recent reports state only minor damage, although people have been sent terrified in the streets. The 6.5 earthquake struck southern and central areas of the country.

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Unlike the major 9.0 earthquake from Japan and the more recent one, this temblor took place at a big depth, below the crust; this means there isn’t much of a tsunami risk, due to reduced influence of the surface waves.

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Governor Javier Duarte de Ochoa indicated there were no reports of damage in oil-producing Veracruz. “Veracruz is completely quiet without problems,” he told state television. “It was felt all over the state, but nothing major happened. It was only a scare.”

The magnitude of the Mexico earthquake is being revaluated by researchers from all around the world, and there is a good chance it will be estimated at 6.7, but that doesn’t change the facts much; buildings moves, people were scared, but aside from that, not so much happened. Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon, Mexico City’s chief of government, reported on Twitter that a survey of the city concluded no damage was caused by the quake.

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