{"id":257,"date":"2012-08-27T19:42:58","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T19:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seasidemexico.com\/blog\/?p=257"},"modified":"2012-11-06T14:19:46","modified_gmt":"2012-11-06T14:19:46","slug":"5-2-earthquake-off-coast-of-rocky-point-no-damage-or-injuries-reported","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seasidemexico.com\/bloger\/5-2-earthquake-off-coast-of-rocky-point-no-damage-or-injuries-reported\/","title":{"rendered":"5.2 earthquake off coast of Rocky Point, no damage or injuries reported"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Malecon, on the coast of Puerto Penasco<\/p><\/div>\n

By Steve Schwab<\/p>\n

An earthquake measuring 5.2 was recorded off the coast of Puerto Pe\u00f1asco Mexico<\/a> this morning, there were no reports of injuries or damage resulting from the seismic event. The quake occurred at 5:22 am this morning with the epicenter reported 45 miles SSW of the coastal town. The quake was also felt 62 miles ESE in San Felipe Mexico, and 214 miles SSW in Phoenix, Arizona. The most severe reports of earthquake damage occurred in Brawley, California this morning, with an event striking near the center of the town at a magnitude of 4.9. Moderate structural damage has been reported, with products falling from shelves and some windows broken. Despite the magnitude and relative proximity of the town to the epicenter, no injuries or severe damage was reported. Brawley is a small farming town located 100 miles east of San Diego, California.<\/p>\n

Residents of Puerto Pe\u00f1asco reported experiencing mild tremors and shaking as a result of the quake, but there have been no reports of injuries or structural damage. \u201cI was watching TV and it felt like someone\u00a0suddenly moved the couch\u201d reported one resident \u201cLots of people did feel it though.\u201dA Tsunami warning had been issued by the NOAA\u2019s National Weather Service for the coastal areas of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama and Mexico shortly after the earthquake was recorded, but has since been cancelled. As of this afternoon, there were no reports from city or state officials regarding damage or injuries directly resulting from the quake.<\/p>\n

Puerto Pe\u00f1asco<\/a> Mexico is a popular tourist destination located south of Arizona. The coastal region experiences a large influx of visitors during the holidays, and is expecting one of the busiest Labor Day weekends on record.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Steve Schwab An earthquake measuring 5.2 was recorded off the coast of Puerto Pe\u00f1asco Mexico this morning, there were no reports of injuries or damage resulting from the seismic event. The quake occurred at 5:22 am this morning with the epicenter reported 45 miles SSW of the coastal town. The quake was also felt 62 miles ESE in San Felipe Mexico, and 214 miles SSW in Phoenix, Arizona. The most severe reports of earthquake damage occurred in Brawley, California this morning, with an event striking near the center of the town at a magnitude of 4.9. Moderate structural damage […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n