April 2, 2012: Very Strong Earthquake Strikes Oaxaca, Mexico Today

Disaster Report: M 6.3 very strong earthquake strikes Oaxaca, Mexico today with epicenter located 27 km SSE from Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico.

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A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit Mexico today,
according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Update
USGS has updated the data with magnitude 6.0 @ 9.1 km depth. According to the new earthquake data, the people of Cuajinicuilapa will have experienced strong shaking of MMI VI.

Update
Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard said (via Twitter) that there was no major damage by today's aftershocks. He looked the situation by a helicopter.

Update
The people in populated area of Acapulco de Juarez, Xico, Puebla de Zaragoza, Toluca and Veracruz will have felt light to weak shaking.

Update
USGS has updated the epicenter location recently:
158 km SSW of Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca, Mexico
174 km SE of Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico
175 km ESE of Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
338 km SSE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico

Update
EMSC mentions M 6.1 @ 10 km depth

Update
Earthquake tremor was strongly felt in Mexico city. People were evacuated immediately after the quake.

Update
It is the aftershocks of earlier March 20 earthquake.

Update 18:07 UTC
People of Cuajinicuilapa, San Juan Cacahuatepec, Ometepec and San Pedro Amuzgos will have felt strong shaking of MMI VI.

Update 18:04 UTC
Following USGS preliminary earthquake report, today's Mexican quake is very strong and extremely dangerous.
About 3,000 people will have felt very strong shaking of MMI VI.

An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck Oaxaca, Mexico today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The quake's epicenter was about 27 km SSE from Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico, the agency said. It was 7.6 miles deep.

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There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
17:36 UTC (local time  Monday, April 02, 2012 at 12:36 PM @ epicenter )

Epicenter location
27 km (17 miles) SSE (148°) from Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico
33 km (21 miles) WNW (302°) from Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico
109 km (68 miles) SW (216°) from Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico
 176 km (109 miles) SE (133°) from Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico
 179 km (111 miles) ESE (103°) from Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico