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Mexico City : Mexico | Apr 11, 2012 at 8:42 PM PDT
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Magnitude 6.5 earthquake rocks Michoacan, Mexico. The tremor was felt around 5:55PM, April 11, 2012 Wednesday. The epicenter is located at 18.272°N, 102.732°W with depth of 20 km (12.4 miles).

Here are the details of distances:

69 km (42 miles) NW of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico

129 km (80 miles) SSW of Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico

143 km (88 miles) NW of Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico

384 km (238 miles) WSW of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, issued information saying that based on all available data, a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected, and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii.

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