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Powerful 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Michoacan, Mexico, ‘People Running’ on the Streets of Mexico City


Very strong earthquakes today …

Update: Downgraded to 6.5 … 

Richter Magnitude 7.0 – MICHOACAN, MEXICO
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 05:55:16 PM at epicenter
Location:  18.267°N, 102.691°W
Depth:  84 km (52.2 miles) set by location program
Region:  MICHOACAN, MEXICO

Reuters: “A strong earthquake hit Mexico on Wednesday, shaking buildings and sending people running out of offices onto the streets of the capital Mexico City… It is the third major quake to hit Mexico in less than a month. A 7.4 magnitude quake struck on March 20, damaging hundreds of buildings in the southwest.” Read more.

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