Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Mexico's Jalisco coast

You didn't get dizzy!A magnitude 5.8 earthquake surprised Jalisco on the afternoon of Tuesday May 13, according to the National Seismological Service.Preliminary data of the earthquake in Mexico detail that the earthquake epicenter in Jalisco was detected 276 kilometers west of Cihuatlán and that the earthquake occurred at 14:43 hours this Tuesday.In a first instance it had been reported that the earthquake was of magnitude 5.5; however, almost …

Earthquake of 5.9 magnitude strikes off Mexico's Jalisco coast

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico, on Tuesday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes off coast of Jalisco, Mexico, EMSC says

(Reuters) -A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Jalisco in Mexico, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (ESMC)said on Tuesday. Read full story

Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Mexico's Jalisco coast

The earthquake was at a depth of 10 km.

EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO VIA THE NATIONAL SEISMOLOGICAL SERVICEIn the context of Plate Tectonics, Mexico is located in the so-called Fire Belt, where a large part of the world's earthquake movements are recorded. The country is located on the North American Plate, limited in its southern and western portions, with the Cocos, Rivera and Pacific plates. Mexico is one of the countries in the world with the highest earthquake activity, since, according …

Guadalajara, Jal. An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 whose epicenter was located in the Pacific Ocean 223 kilometers southwest of La Cruz de Loreto, Jalisco, was perceptible this afternoon in the municipalities of Cabo Corrientes and Puerto Vallarta; so far no damage has been reported. The State Civil Protection Unit Jalisco (UEPCJ) confirmed that the earthquake occurred at 14:43 hours and reported that it was recorded at an estimated depth of 10 ki…