7.5 Earthquake just hit western Mexico

My wife just called me from Guadalajara to tell me they just had a BIG earthquake. I checked USGS and there has been a 7.5 just east of Tecpan de Galeana, Mexico.

M 7.5 - 37km N of Tecpan de Galeana, Mexico PAGER - YELLOWShakeMap - VIIDYFI? - VI Time 2014-04-18 17:27:29 UTC+03:00 Location 17.585°N 100.741°W Depth 48.6km

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Bearing in mind the distance involved here, she told me that the room was shaking hard and long, the lamps was all shaking and out bed, which is a heavy wood base, was banging heavily. The water in the pool is still vibrating now I am told. So, if it was felt this strong so far way, there not telling what the damage is like at the epicenter.

Hopefully nothing serious happened to those people.
The news say that thousands of people have no electricity.

a reply to: JakiusFogg

This is horrible news, and I hope everyone you know is safe. I posted this on the other thread when someone mentioned it was Good Friday:

An earthquake was a part of the crucifixion, and probably many people in the affected area will remember or comment upon that. Hopefully this was the major quake, did it have a series of foreshocks? - See more at: www.abovetopsecret.com...

Link to local report, sorry its in Spanish.

Informador

CNN report for the less cultured

CNN

a reply to: Aleister

I am sure there will be more than one reference to that there in Mexico, given the staunch Catholic population.

I am sure most will see this as a bad omen. Perhaps due to Pena Nieto, but that is just wishful thinking.

Juan de Fuca Plate next?

Juan de Fuca Plate

a reply to: BABYBULL24

Seems to be bouncing back and forth across the pacific, so if there is another on the asian side, then I would say less watch out west coast!

This quake may cause the faith of some Catholics to get stronger. I hope all are well in that area.

No tsunami warnings


M7.5 - GUERRERO, MEXICO

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 7.5
Date-Time
18 Apr 2014 14:27:29 UTC
18 Apr 2014 07:27:29 near epicenter
18 Apr 2014 06:27:29 standard time in your timezone
Location 17.585N 100.741W
Depth 48 km
Distances
37 km (22 mi) N of Tecpan de Galeana, Mexico
53 km (32 mi) NW of Atoyac de Alvarez, Mexico
56 km (34 mi) E of Petatlan, Mexico
81 km (50 mi) S of Ciudad Altamirano, Mexico
265 km (164 mi) SW of Mexico City, Mexico
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 0.0 km; Vertical 6.0 km
Parameters Nph = 144; Dmin = 236.5 km; Rmss = 1.19 seconds; Gp = 46°
Version = B
Event ID us b000pq41
For updates, maps, and technical information, see: Event Page or USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey
earthquake.usgs.gov...

posted earlier here
www.abovetopsecret.com...


Please add further comments to the ongoing discussion in the above linked thread.
Thanks

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