Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake SMASHES Mexico

Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake SMASHES Mexico; Triggers smaller quakes in USA immediately!

 Friday, 16 February 2018 19:17

A VERY strong Magnitude 7.2 earthquake has struck on land in Mexico.  The quake took place 37km North East of Pinotepa de Don Luis, Mexico at a depth of 25km.  The shaking was so ferocious, the quake was felt in all directions for five-hundred MILES!

Within 12 minutes of this Mexico quake, a small Magnitude 2.8 quake rattled Diablo, California which is on the SAME FAULT SYSTEM.

The National Tsunami Warning Center detected the quake at a slightly higher Magnitude, 7.5, but says there is NO TSUNAMI DANGER.

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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1246 PM SST FRI FEB 16 2018

...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE...


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EVALUATION
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  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.5 OCCURRED IN
    OAXACA, MEXICO AT 1240 PM SST ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 16 2018.

  * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
    AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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  * NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.


POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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  * NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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  * MAGNITUDE      7.5
  * ORIGIN TIME    1240 PM SST FEB 16 2018
  * COORDINATES    16.4 NORTH  97.9 WEST
  * DEPTH          6 MILES
  * LOCATION       OAXACA  MEXICO


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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  * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
    ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.

  * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE
    INTERNET AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

  * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
    EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWERCASE LETTERS-.

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The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake's preliminary magnitude at 7.2 and said its epicenter was 33 miles (53 kilometers) northeast of Pinotepa in Oaxaca state. It had a depth of 15 miles (24 kilometers).

The epicenter is a rural area of western Oaxaca state near the Pacific coast and the border with Guerrero state.

The Oaxaca state civil protection agency said via Twitter that it was monitoring the coastline.

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in central Mexico on Sept. 19 left 228 people dead in the capital and 369 across the