Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Earthquakes cause evacuations from Puerto Vallarta to Guadalajara

The National Seismological Service reported two different earthquaks in Jalisco, one magnitude 4.5 and another magnitude 5.9, the governor of the state, Aristóteles Sandoval, confirmed the information and asked to remain calm.

The government of Guadalajara reported the preventive evacuation of approximately 5,000 people from the Municipal Palace, and other public and governmental buildings, as well as in the municipalities of Zapopan and Tlajomulco; in addition, some schools were asked to evacuate in Puerto Vallarta as a precaution.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake occurred at about 8:05 a.m. Central Standard Time . . .

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