5.1-magnitude quake jolts Mexico Pacific coast
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An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck Jalisco, a state on Mexico's Pacific coast on Monday, the state-run National Seismology Service said.
It was recorded 8 minutes and 41 seconds after midnight as was 192 kilometers (km) southwest of Cihuatlan, a town in Jalisco. There have been no reports so far of harm to people or damage to property.
The quake was 30 km deep and was located at 18.05 degrees north and 105.88 degrees west in longitude. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the magnitude as 5.2.
On Sunday night, there were three minor quakes in neighboring Pacific State Guerrero, hitting Zihuantanejo with magnitudes of 3. 7. 4.6 and 4.2; and one more in Oaxaca, the next state south along the coast, registering 4.3 on the Richter scale.
