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Moderate earthquake rattles residents of Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta; no injuries reported.

A lot of newspapers online are reporting on the 5.2 earthquake on wednesday night, I cant say that I actually felt it here in Puerto Vallarta, in fact I for sure didnt feel it. I havent heard anything about it locally and no one else seems to have felt it????

On an off note, notice this article first states that preliminary measurement of the earthquake was 4.9 then goes on to say the preliminary measurement was 5.2, which one was it?? .3 definately isnt much to be finicky about, more so I am wondering; how come nobody who lives here felt it?

HHHmmmmmmmm……also there is absolutely no local coverage on this earthquake and no local coverage of anyone “in the street” because of it.

MEXICO CITY– A moderate earthquake rattled a long stretch of Mexico’s Pacific coast late Wednesday, sending panicked residents into the streets. There were no immediate reports of damages or injuries.

The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9, happened at 10:42 p.m. local time and was centered offshore 50 miles west of Manzanillo, a city on the coast of the state of Colima, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. It struck about 6 miles beneath the ocean floor.

Mexican officials measured the preliminary magnitude at 5.2. It was felt as far north as the Pacific resort city of Puerto Vallarta, about 170 miles north of Manzanillo.

“It was felt strongly, but fortunately there is no damage, just a bit of alarm in the community,” said Nicolas Mendoza, an official with the civil protection department for the state of Jalisco, where Puerto Vallarta is located.