Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Christmas day earthquakes in Puerto Vallarta and Acapulco

Two earthquakes struck off the coast of Puerto Vallarta on Christmas day, a magnitude 4.0 at 5:33 am and a magnitude 4.3 at 3:37 pm, there were no reports of damage.

A third earthquake struck near Acapulco with a magnitude of 5.0 setting off earthquake sirens in Oaxaca City and Mexico City at 2:23 pm.

Monday’s temblor near the Pacific coast resort city of Acapulco was felt strongly and many people left their homes, while the quakes off the coast of Puerto Vallarta went largely unnoticed.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported that . . .

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