ALERT: Mw 7.6 GUERRERO, MEXICO 9 km

********************************************************************* ***********************  ALERT  MESSAGE  **************************** ********************************************************************* WARNING : These parameters are preliminary and subject to revision. Location and magnitude estimations may be revised if necessary in an INFORMATION message. _____________________________________________________________________ EARTHQUAKE on 20/03/2012 at 18:02 (UTC) GUERRERO, MEXICO                       9 km NW Huanjintepec MAGNITUDE: Mw 7.6 Data provided by: BGSG GFZ  IMP  LED  MAD  NEIC SC3  ZAMG           Latitude    =  16.68 N Longitude   =  98.24 W Origin Time =  18:02:49.6 (UTC) Depth       =  20 Km RMS         =   1.28 sec Gap         =  80 degrees 95% confidence ellipse: - Semi major = 5.6 Km                         - Semi minor = 3.4 Km                         - Azimuth of major axis =  26 degrees Number of data used = 428 Preliminary location computed on Tue Mar 20 18:25:30 2012 (UTC) Done by J-P Santoire Comments : Message number: 1598 All magnitudes estimations : Mw8.2 (BGSG)  M 7.7 (GFZ)   mb6.2 (LED)   mb7.7 (MAD)   Mw7.6 (NEIC)  Mw7.9 (SC3)                               P.S.: For additional information, please contact EMSC at:              - Email: mazet@emsc-csem.org              - Web  : http://www.emsc-csem.org (maps available)              - Fax  : 33 1 69 26 70 00 A magnitude 7.9 earthquake has struck Guerrero, Mexico at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), the quake hit at 18:02:53 UTC Tuesday 20th March 2012 The epicenter was 52 km (32 miles) Northeast from Ometepec (population 17.801), Guerrero, Mexico No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time More to follow.... Note: USGS has just downgraded the earthquake to a 7.6 Magnitude with a depth of 17.5 km Reports from Mexico are putting this earthquake at a 6.5 Magnitude lasting as long as 5 Minutes - Thousands have been evacuated from buildings and homes. Power outages have been reported in the City, first reports from authorities indicate no reports of casualties or visible damage. Marcelo Ebrard, head of the Government of Mexico reported via twitter that he went in the air in a helicopter and can not see any visible damage at the moment.  Contributing source: The coming crisis Let's Get Social By Ryan Deiss Premier Training Course On Social Media Management From Kate Buck And Ryan Deiss.  Out of a Job? Need Money? Try  LETS GET SOCIAL Program