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Title: 7.9 Quake In Acapulco
Post by: LongBlade on March 20, 2012, 01:25:21 PM
Just saw a news flash of a possible 7.9 earthquake near Acapulco, Mexico.

No further news as yet.
Title: Re: 7.9 Quake In Acapulco
Post by: LongBlade on March 20, 2012, 01:27:08 PM
According to NPR, the USGS says it was 6 miles deep and 120 miles east of Acapulco.
Title: Re: 7.9 Quake In Acapulco
Post by: mirth on March 20, 2012, 01:38:25 PM
Lot of conflicting reports right now on the epicenter and strength.
Title: Re: 7.9 Quake In Acapulco
Post by: mirth on March 20, 2012, 01:40:46 PM
Starting to get a few details now

http://news.yahoo.com/major-7-6-earthquake-mexico-pacific-coast-usgs-182522363.html (http://news.yahoo.com/major-7-6-earthquake-mexico-pacific-coast-usgs-182522363.html)
Title: Re: 7.9 Quake In Acapulco
Post by: Centurion40 on March 20, 2012, 01:41:42 PM
Geeze!  Good thing that Migs and the family are cruising on the Caribbean side of Mexico!!!
Title: Re: 7.9 Quake In Acapulco
Post by: mirth on March 20, 2012, 01:43:40 PM
Damn, Google has it together. Never seen the Public Alerts feature before:

http://www.google.org/publicalerts/alert?aid=5c0909cebf926f0e&hl=en&gl=US (http://www.google.org/publicalerts/alert?aid=5c0909cebf926f0e&hl=en&gl=US)
Title: Re: 7.9 Quake In Acapulco
Post by: Gusington on March 20, 2012, 01:43:49 PM
My boss just left Mexico yesterday!! He and the crazy byotch I work with are both in California now...was it felt there?
Title: Re: 7.9 Quake In Acapulco
Post by: mirth on March 20, 2012, 01:46:42 PM
^Probably not. It was well to the south.
Title: Re: 7.9 Quake In Acapulco
Post by: Centurion40 on March 20, 2012, 01:47:33 PM
Quote from: Gusington on March 20, 2012, 01:43:49 PM
My boss just left Mexico yesterday!! He and the crazy byotch I work with are both in California now...was it felt there?

They might be feeling, er, something else!  ;)
Title: Re: 7.9 Quake In Acapulco
Post by: mirth on March 20, 2012, 01:47:50 PM
No tsunami warnings issued either.
Title: Re: 7.9 Quake In Acapulco
Post by: Gusington on March 20, 2012, 01:48:30 PM
That's what I was thinking 40, as they're both er...not small...and have that kind of smoldering love/hate thing going on.
Title: Re: 7.9 Quake In Acapulco
Post by: MIGMaster on March 28, 2012, 01:45:47 PM
Quote from: Centurion40 on March 20, 2012, 01:41:42 PM
Geeze!  Good thing that Migs and the family are cruising on the Caribbean side of Mexico!!!

You are so right !! I didn't even hear about this until I got home.