Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Moderate earthquake: M5.4 quake has struck near Mapastepec in Mexico

Moderate earthquake: M5.4 quake has struck near Mapastepec in Mexico

Earthquake location 14.6986S, -93.7185W A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was reported 119 km SW of Mapastepec, Mexico (74 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us2000hhh4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000hhh4. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/09/18 / 2018-09-20 09:21:18 / September 20, 2018 @ 9:21 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact . . .

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